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Richard K. Armey: “I thank the gentlewoman. My final response would be that if indeed it was the volition of this body to do only the very…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2002
I thank the gentlewoman. My final response would be that if indeed it was the volition of this body to do only the very least we could do, we would, in fact, take up the very least that was done by the other body. But it is our hope we can improve on that and actually do something that would be of real value in the real lives of really unemployed American citizens. We do not believe that we should content ourselves with doing only the very least we can do. So we will try, in fact, to do something more, put together a bill that could be beneficial in people's lives, and hope that the other body could find some way to deal with it in a manner that would look something like legislative effectiveness.
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Richard K. Armey
Texas

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Discussing the need for effective legislation to support unemployed Americans.

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