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Dale Bumpers: I noticed there was no prompt response on that side of the aisle to a request for the yeas and nays, so I assumed some…

On the recordJuly 21, 1998
I noticed there was no prompt response on that side of the aisle to a request for the yeas and nays, so I assumed some sort of cabal was in the works.
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Dale Bumpers
Arkansas

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Commenting on the lack of response to a request for a vote during a debate.

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