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Elizabeth Furse: we have, all of us, heard the salacious and speculative words being thrown around by the press and by partisans…

On the recordDecember 1, 1997
we have, all of us, heard the salacious and speculative words being thrown around by the press and by partisans posturing both in this House and across the country, but this is too important, far too important
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Elizabeth Furse
Oregon
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congress.gov
Dec 1, 1997

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