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Chaka Fattah: “I thank the gentlewoman, and I thank her for her leadership on this House floor on behalf of not just the people she…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2013
I thank the gentlewoman, and I thank her for her leadership on this House floor on behalf of not just the people she represents in Ohio, but throughout the country. I now yield to someone who is no stranger to struggle. Nelson Mandela, when asked about his life being a struggle, he said, No, you misinterpret; the struggle was my life. Well, the struggle is this gentleman's life. I yield to the gentleman from the great State of Georgia (Mr. Lewis).
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Chaka Fattah
Pennsylvania
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Dec 12, 2013

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