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Tony Hall: “Mr. Speaker, before I yield back the balance of my time, I would simply say that if I were to believe what has been said…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2001
Mr. Speaker, before I yield back the balance of my time, I would simply say that if I were to believe what has been said in the past few days, even the past couple weeks, even some of the stories I have read in the news, if I were to believe it without reading the bill, I would probably vote against this bill, too. But I have read the bill. I have lived and worked with some of these people that we are trying to help. It is time to reach out to them. It is time to encourage them, instead of beating them down. We beat them down. We turn them away from us when we have these kinds of discussions. It is time to reach out. That is what this bill does. Vote for the rule. Vote for the bill.
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Tony Hall
Ohio
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Discussing support for a bill aimed at helping certain communities.

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