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Trent Lott: That is not the way I stated it. I gave my assurance that we will continue to work with interested parties on both sides…

On the recordSeptember 12, 1996
That is not the way I stated it. I gave my assurance that we will continue to work with interested parties on both sides of the issue and to see if amendments could be agreed to or not. It was obvious that to proceed at this time was not the right thing to do.
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Trent Lott

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Addressing the need for collaboration on legislative amendments.

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