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Spencer Bachus: “I, in good faith, would not like to preempt the work of the State of California, the legislators who have spent so much…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2003
I, in good faith, would not like to preempt the work of the State of California, the legislators who have spent so much time. Nor would I like to be on record preempting them with supporting this legislation, when I know that we are going to have a ballot measure that is going to be passed. The people of the State of California are going to pass this ballot measure that will give them further protections. I do not believe that a ballot measure should be preempted here at the national level.
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Spencer Bachus
Alabama

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Discussing concerns about federal legislation preempting California state law.

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