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On the recordMarch 22, 2007
I can't help but think that when it comes to giving people freedom and the right to vote, we must find a way to pay for it. In fact, we have spent $400 billion attempting to give the people in Iraq freedom and the right to vote. And if we can spend $400 billion in Iraq, then we can spend some money here to give the 600,000 people here in the District of Columbia the right to vote.
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Michael Arcuri
New York

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Discussing funding for voting rights for residents of the District of Columbia.

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