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Gerry Connolly: The point you are making about ransom, do I understand the point you are making is that when you have used such a…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
The point you are making about ransom, do I understand the point you are making is that when you have used such a highly-charged emotive word, you have clearly prejudged the situation.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly critiques the use of the term 'ransom' in the bill's title as prejudging.

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