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David Pryor: “I wonder if the Senator might accept an amendment where we could have a checkoff, say, to fight crime, yes or no; or the…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1994
I wonder if the Senator might accept an amendment where we could have a checkoff, say, to fight crime, yes or no; or the next one would be environmental cleanup, yes or no. How are we going to stop the endless number of checkoffs?
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David Pryor
Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing potential amendments related to funding checkoffs for various issues.

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