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Richard K. Armey: “If the gentleman is still talking about the consideration of honest and fair elections, certainly, I have no doubt, we…”

On the recordMay 14, 1998
If the gentleman is still talking about the consideration of honest and fair elections, certainly, I have no doubt, we will get beyond the rule and into the bill. I simply cannot give my colleague any assurance about how far we will get relative to the amount of work to be done. But certainly the gentleman is correct; we will be discussing the legislation itself.
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Richard K. Armey
Texas

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Discussing the progress of legislation related to elections.

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