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Julian Bond: “There are a number of cosponsors who wish to speak in support of this amendment. My thought is maybe not everybody in…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2001
There are a number of cosponsors who wish to speak in support of this amendment. My thought is maybe not everybody in this body will support it. By tomorrow morning, I think there may be others who will wish to present opposing ideas. It would be my desire after my cosponsors speak on it, if there is no opposition, that we could yield back some of that time. I simply asked for 90 minutes tomorrow in case there are other people who want to weigh in. I expect there will be more than the number who have registered as cosponsors. I think this has a significant impact on the entire agricultural community across the country. I would like to have the possibility of using the 90 minutes in the light of day so people understand all sides of this issue.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Discussing the need for time to debate an amendment related to agriculture.

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