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Dale Bumpers: “The Senator from Nevada is incorrect. My amendment does not violate the Constitution and it deserves an up or down vote.…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 1997
The Senator from Nevada is incorrect. My amendment does not violate the Constitution and it deserves an up or down vote. What is the Senator from Nevada and the Senator from Alaska so afraid of?
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Dale Bumpers
Arkansas

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Defending an amendment during Senate floor debate.

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