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Norman D. Dicks: first of all, as I understand it, the memo that the gentleman from Oregon is reading from is a draft provision that has…

On the recordOctober 24, 1997
first of all, as I understand it, the memo that the gentleman from Oregon is reading from is a draft provision that has not been cleared by the Department. We will get this straightened out. I guarantee that what we have just said will cure the problem because there was not a problem in the first place.
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Norman D. Dicks

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Addressing concerns about a draft provision during a discussion.

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