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Pete Domenici: I want to tell the Senator from Texas, whether it is his way and I am not right enough, or whether it is my way and he…

On the recordJuly 30, 1997
I want to tell the Senator from Texas, whether it is his way and I am not right enough, or whether it is my way and he is wrong too often, it doesn't matter. You can't be in the Senate and serve with Phil Gramm of Texas without respecting him. The Senator has a great mind, and he has learned to apply it to our problems in a way that really means something to a lot of us. It strikes our minds, and makes us think. I don't think the Senator from Texas can expect to do more, and he wins plenty of them because of the clarity and the philosophy, and the way he digs into the issues. There are many things that we are experimenting with in this bill that may not work, and the Senator is going to certainly find them and tell us why.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing respect and collaboration among Senators during a floor speech.

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