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David Obey: I defy him to name one year when the Democratic Party, when it was in control, brought to the floor anything but an open…

On the recordJune 19, 1998
I defy him to name one year when the Democratic Party, when it was in control, brought to the floor anything but an open rule on the military construction bill.
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David Obey
Wisconsin

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Defending the Democratic Party's history of open rules for military construction bills.

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