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I still had the floor and as a freshman I was expected to shut up, but I thought it was an important issue and I didn’t stop talking.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, in 1993, on his "shouting match" over welfare funds for disabled legal immigrants with the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, in 1993, on his "shouting match" over welfare funds for disabled legal immigrants with the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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