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On the recordOctober 20, 2005
I see the Senator from Oklahoma has essentially proposed five amendments which all seek to do the same thing, amendments Nos. 2089, 2090, 2091, 2092, 2093. These essentially are targeted at economic development initiatives. I wonder if we might have a full debate on all of them and combine them into one amendment so we could spare our colleagues having to have rollcall votes on five? Through the Chair, I ask if the Senator from Oklahoma would voluntarily agree to that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.
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Julian Bond
Alabama
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