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Michael Burgess: “I too rise this morning, along with my fellow Texans, to recommend to the other body that they have an up-or- down vote…”

On the recordMay 17, 2005
I too rise this morning, along with my fellow Texans, to recommend to the other body that they have an up-or- down vote on Justice Priscilla Owen. Justice Owen has been elected by the people of Texas to the State Supreme Court two times, the second time in the year 2000 with an overwhelming popular majority. During her last election, Justice Owen was endorsed by every major newspaper in the State of Texas.
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Michael Burgess
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