The World's Greatest Deliberative Body

"Now is the time to kill the 'Taxasaurus' monster! Kill the dinosaur, kill him now! If you don't, he's going to eat more jobs. So take this lead pencil and give him lead poisoning. Kill him!"

SENATOR ALFONSE D'AMATO (R., N.Y.), STABBING "TAXASAURUS" DRAWING WITH OVERSIZE PENCIL DURING BUDGET DEBATE

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