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Jack Fields: I appreciate all of the gentleman's kind remarks. I think it is refreshing for the public and the country at large to…

On the recordJune 18, 1996
I appreciate all of the gentleman's kind remarks. I think it is refreshing for the public and the country at large to see both sides of the aisle working in an extremely complex issue area, working together and finding commonality. Mr. Speaker, I want to say on behalf of the gentleman that he made this process a dialog, creating that opportunity for us to discuss and find where we could agree, and helped bring us to this important day today. Certainly I think it is historic, and I just want to compliment the gentleman.
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Jack Fields
Texas

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Praising bipartisan cooperation on a complex issue during a House floor speech.

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