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Russ Feingold: “If you are suggesting they are citizens of Mauritius, for the purposes of this bill, they would certainly qualify as…”

On the recordNovember 2, 1999
If you are suggesting they are citizens of Mauritius, for the purposes of this bill, they would certainly qualify as people who could be counted within the 90 percent.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Discussing citizenship qualifications in relation to a bill.

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