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On the recordAugust 3, 1965
I cannot emphasize too strongly my conviction that this action by the Senate must not meet the fate of home rule bills passed by the Senate in previous Congresses.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter to the Speaker Urging Consideration of the D.C. Home Rule Bill by the House of Representatives.

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