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Orrin Hatch: All right. Why do you think the polls are showing that by a decisive 70 percent to 20 percent margin the public thinks…

On the recordMay 20, 1998
All right. Why do you think the polls are showing that by a decisive 70 percent to 20 percent margin the public thinks the Congress is more interested in the revenue and spending side of this tobacco legislation than we are in the public health component?
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Addressing public perception of Congress's priorities in tobacco legislation.

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