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Burgess Owens: “We keep hearing examples of youngsters who live somewhere else. I would like to hear some examples of the children who…”

On the recordNovember 4, 1997
We keep hearing examples of youngsters who live somewhere else. I would like to hear some examples of the children who live in my colleague's district.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Addressing the need for local examples in a discussion about children's issues.

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