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Pete Domenici: I want everybody to know, I have no interest. It was a great summer job. I became friends with some wonderful…

On the recordDecember 4, 2001
I want everybody to know, I have no interest. It was a great summer job. I became friends with some wonderful railroaders. I repeat, so that nobody misunderstands the Senator's views, this takes out of the bill some language that is not needed for this bill and that in essence treats this bill in a way that says what is isn't; it is going to cost this much, but it is not going to cost it because we wrote language in the bill saying it isn't. That is not the way to pass a bill. We don't do that for anybody on anything. I welcome the Senator's support. I think it is a good way for him to start his chairmanship, saying that he is going to watch the rules carefully and abide by them.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing the importance of clear language in a bill during Senate floor debate.

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