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Jon Fox: “One of the other items we are embracing, I think, is the idea of Corrections Day, whether it is the gentleman from…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1995
One of the other items we are embracing, I think, is the idea of Corrections Day, whether it is the gentleman from Florida, yourself, the gentlewoman from Washington, the gentleman from Minnesota, we are trying to make sure we get through those special reforms to make this institution be more accountable, now that we are working closely with the Speaker, Newt Gingrich, to make sure that when we have noncontroversial items, we can bypass the committee system so we get the changes the American people want, not get it to the next Congress or next year.
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Jon Fox
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing reforms and the concept of Corrections Day in Congress.

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