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On the recordApril 1, 1998
Mr. Chairman, shame on the gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell), my good friend and fellow law professor, for racializing this issue. Not once, not once did the gentleman allude to anything but race. This issue does not involve race. This issue involves race and sex. My good friend and colleague puts a woman's face on an antiwoman amendment.
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James Norton
Ohio

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Addressing racial and gender issues in a legislative amendment debate.

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