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Joe Barton: “Again, the concept is not one that you have to be a physics major to understand. If you would realize that two-thirds is…”

On the recordApril 15, 1996
Again, the concept is not one that you have to be a physics major to understand. If you would realize that two-thirds is a larger number than one-half, you have grasped the principle that we are trying to establish.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing a principle related to a legislative issue.

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