U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BILL MCCOLLUM (R-FL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BILL MCCOLLUM (R-FL) HOLDS NEWS CONFERENCE ON PROJECT EXILE

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REPUBLICANS HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ON PROJECT EXILE

MARCH 22, 2000

SPEAKERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BILL MCCOLLUM (R-FL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DICK ARMEY (R-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE J.C. WATTS (R-OK) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAMES ROGAN (R-CA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE HEATHER WILSON (R-NM) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT EHRLICH, JR. (R-MD)

[*] MCCOLLUM: Well, thank you for being patient today. I'm going to be joined by several of my colleagues up here, and I apologize a little bit for being late ...

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