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Earl Blumenauer: I must confess, when I came to this Chamber, the partisanship really was sort of off putting. ... when it comes to…

On the recordOctober 24, 2000
I must confess, when I came to this Chamber, the partisanship really was sort of off putting. ... when it comes to America's environment, we should be working on a bipartisan basis.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

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Discussing bipartisanship in environmental issues during a House floor speech.

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