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Howell Heflin: “On this point, I wonder whether the Senator from Tennessee could cite any Federal court decisions as persuasive…”

On the recordApril 20, 1994
On this point, I wonder whether the Senator from Tennessee could cite any Federal court decisions as persuasive authority on this matter.
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Howell Heflin
Democratic · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the need for Federal court decisions during a Senate debate.

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