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Marilyn Strickland: “I watched the special order which preceded this special order, some of our colleagues. Quite frankly, I sat in my…”

On the recordJune 14, 2004
I watched the special order which preceded this special order, some of our colleagues. Quite frankly, I sat in my apartment watching the television as they spoke, and I was wondering if they are from Michael Jackson's Neverland, because they certainly are not in touch with the real world. The fact is, do these people ever go home and talk to their colleagues on the weekends?
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Marilyn Strickland
Democratic · Washington

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Critiquing colleagues' disconnect from reality during a special order discussion.

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