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James M. Jeffords: “Yes. If the Senator will yield, my understanding was when we went home this weekend that we would be ready to close the…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 1997
Yes. If the Senator will yield, my understanding was when we went home this weekend that we would be ready to close the bill and have all amendments with time agreements. Now my understanding from the minority is that they are not in agreement on one particular provision of the substitute. Thus, I would believe we should go forward with the cloture vote. We are ready, though, with a number of amendments for which I believe we have agreements. We could address those in the interim while we try to work out the final amendment.
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Discussing the status of a bill and the need for a cloture vote during Senate debate.

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