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Bob Goodlatte: “I wonder if the gentleman, having posed the question about the constitutional amendment, would respond to the question…”

On the recordApril 19, 2007
I wonder if the gentleman, having posed the question about the constitutional amendment, would respond to the question, if this is ruled unconstitutional, as many of us think it is, would the gentleman bring to the floor legislation that would do something similar for the portions of the District of Columbia, excepting key government buildings, so that the citizens would have the opportunity to vote with the citizens of his State, Maryland, for whom he can speak with some regard?
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Questioning the majority leader about voting rights for District of Columbia citizens.

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