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Bill Bennett: “I must stand, as the chairman of the Senate Special Committee On The Year 2000 Technology Problem, and tell my…”

On the recordJune 9, 1999
I must stand, as the chairman of the Senate Special Committee On The Year 2000 Technology Problem, and tell my colleagues that this is a unique situation. This has the potential of creating a unique chain of events that requires a unique solution. That is the purpose of the McCain-Dodd-Wyden bill, and that is why the bill has a 3-year sunset in it. We are not changing the world forever. We are crafting, as carefully as we can, a piece of legislation to deal with the unique circumstance of the Year 2000.
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Bill Bennett

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Discussing the McCain-Dodd-Wyden bill related to the Year 2000 technology problem.

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