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Elizabeth Furse: End this witch-hunt. End the malarkey on your side of the aisle, and let this investigation conclude and let Loretta…

On the recordNovember 5, 1997
End this witch-hunt. End the malarkey on your side of the aisle, and let this investigation conclude and let Loretta Sanchez continue her fine work as representing the 46th District of California. Democrats are sending a simple message tonight with these resolutions: It is enough, the investigation of allegations by Citizen Dornan, with subpoena power unprecedented in the history of the House of Representatives. The majority of these allegations have proven to be without merit. Fraudulent voters, who have turned out to be nuns and Marines and even some of his own supporters. Enough of this waste of taxpayers' dollars. Eleven months, a half a million dollars, and we are still counting. Enough with the attempts by the Republican Party to intimidate Hispanic-American voters, an 8-year history in southern California of intimidating Latino voters at the polls. No investigation like this has been targeted at Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans, or Jewish-Americans. There were other closer elections in 1996. They did not result in this kind of an investigation. Today, Democrats are saying to the Republican leadership of this House, enough is enough.
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Elizabeth Furse
Oregon

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Addressing the investigation into allegations of voter fraud during a House floor debate.

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