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Bob Ney: “I would argue to anybody in this country that the staff of this House on either side of the aisle are not second-class…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2003
I would argue to anybody in this country that the staff of this House on either side of the aisle are not second-class citizens of this country, and they have the right to dental and eye vision as any other person, and I hope we can take care of the entire country that way. But to single out the staff of the U.S. House, as we have for a period of years, I do not think is fair.
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Bob Ney
Ohio

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Discussing benefits for congressional staff during a House floor debate.

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