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José E. Serrano: “However, those who know me know that I do not like embargoes and I do not like colonialism. This is colonialism at its…”

On the recordAugust 6, 1998
However, those who know me know that I do not like embargoes and I do not like colonialism. This is colonialism at its worst. What it basically says is that on a daily basis, we bash the District of Columbia. We basically say, every time their appropriation bill comes up or their authorization bill comes up, that they are not doing the right thing, that they do not know how to govern themselves, that they do not know how to conduct themselves. They get bashed more than any other group in this Nation except for immigrants. That is a fact of life.…
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

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Speaking in support of an amendment regarding the treatment of the District of Columbia.

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