On the recordDecember 31, 1990
The House demonstrated to the world that it was truly a deliberative and democratic body.
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congress.govJim Wright: “The House demonstrated to the world that it was truly a deliberative and democratic body.”
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Wright highlighted the House's democratic process during the debate on military action.
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The way we argue can be as important, in the long run, as the decisions we reach.
Dec 31, 1990
I implored Tom to bring to the House floor a resolution that Steve Solarz of New York and I had introduced authorizing then-President Bush to engage in military action in Operation Desert Storm.
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When there were issues upon which we could not agree, we could at least use common courtesy in the way we conducted our politics.
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It was an exercise of political courage and personal decency for Tom to agree to bring the resolution up for an open debate and recorded vote under those circumstances.
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