On the recordJuly 16, 1998
I would simply again urge Members to make the situation and to make the facts as opposed to the propaganda perfectly clear, that we vote against the Hefner amendment.
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govinfo.govDavid Obey: “I would simply again urge Members to make the situation and to make the facts as opposed to the propaganda perfectly…”
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Urging members to vote against the Hefner amendment during a House floor debate.
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