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Douglas Alexander: I wonder if, through the Chair, I might ask the Senator from New Hampshire a question. Typically, a piece of legislation…

On the recordApril 26, 2006
I wonder if, through the Chair, I might ask the Senator from New Hampshire a question. Typically, a piece of legislation that is paid for has a better chance of making it all the way through to the end than a piece of legislation that is not paid for; is that not correct?
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Douglas Alexander
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