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Michael Roth: “We would have to create a new one. The distinguished Senator is absolutely correct. The other point I want to make, Mr.…”

On the recordJuly 8, 1998
We would have to create a new one. The distinguished Senator is absolutely correct. The other point I want to make, Mr. President, is that the 18-month holding period resulted from exactly the same process to which the distinguished Senator from North Dakota is objecting. But I recall no one from that side of the aisle objecting to the 18 months on the same grounds that it is objecting to the reduction of 12 months. So, again, what I am saying is that we are correcting something that was done a year ago. And for that reason, I must urge that----
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Michael Roth

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Discussing the holding period in relation to legislative objections during Senate debate.

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