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On the recordFebruary 9, 1994
None of them that agreed to that, Republican or Democrat, have felt that it needed to be done?
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Jack Brooks
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is questioning the consensus among lawmakers on a specific issue.

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