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Jack Fields: But, again, I want to emphasize to this House that while this is my last speech, this is my last legislative act, the…

On the recordSeptember 28, 1996
But, again, I want to emphasize to this House that while this is my last speech, this is my last legislative act, the real magic here, which I hope is demonstrable to the rest of the House, is the fact that people who come from very different backgrounds, from different sides of the aisle, different political persuasions, put aside differences which we could have focused on and instead looked at what was best for the American consuming public, and we focused there, and we found commonality and looked for the best policy. Again, this is not a singular effort. For 4 years, I have had the opportunity to work with the gentleman from Massachusetts, Ed Markey, in the last Congress as the senior Republican on the Subcommittee on Telecommunication and Finance, and this year being fortunate to be its chairman.
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Jack Fields
Texas

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Reflecting on bipartisan cooperation in telecommunications legislation during a floor speech.

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