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Joe Barton: “I am totally unaware of that. I think it is a serious issue. I would ask my good friend from Colorado to ask me to his…”

On the recordApril 22, 1998
I am totally unaware of that. I think it is a serious issue. I would ask my good friend from Colorado to ask me to his congressional district at a time and place of his convenience, and we will engage in as serious a debate as the gentleman wishes to participate in before his constituents.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Addressing a serious issue and proposing a debate in a colleague's district.

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