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Gerald Kleczka: I have to question the timing of this first ever pro-Catholic resolution. And I think it is totally appropriate to bring…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2000
I have to question the timing of this first ever pro-Catholic resolution. And I think it is totally appropriate to bring it to the debate, the fact that if the people who are bringing this resolution forward are so pro-Catholic, let us see if that pro-Catholic feeling continues to exist when the House has before it the issue on electing, for the first time ever in the history of the House, the first Catholic chaplain.
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Gerald Kleczka
Wisconsin

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Questioning the timing of a pro-Catholic resolution during House debate.

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