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Pete Sessions: I don't have the numbers for Alabama particularly, but I saw a USA Today poll that said 77 percent of the people in the…

On the recordNovember 5, 2003
I don't have the numbers for Alabama particularly, but I saw a USA Today poll that said 77 percent of the people in the United States believe it is all right to have the Ten Commandments in the building.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing public opinion on displaying the Ten Commandments in government buildings.

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