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On the recordApril 6, 2000
I would certainly like to reinforce what the gentleman is saying about protesters coming here with respect to the WTO. I would hope that in the city of Washington we do not have a repeat of what happened in the State of Washington. The gentleman is perfectly right, the gentleman is entirely right, we can disagree without tearing up our city, especially the Nation's capitol.
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James Norton
Ohio

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Addressing concerns about potential protests related to the WTO in Washington, D.C.

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