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Jon Kyl: “I just ask our colleagues tomorrow when the cloture vote comes to put us to the test and allow us to at least have a…”

On the recordJune 3, 1996
I just ask our colleagues tomorrow when the cloture vote comes to put us to the test and allow us to at least have a vote on the bill. We would like to get it passed. I would much rather move forward with the bill, get it to the President so he can sign it, or veto it as the case may be, but at least to try to move forward with the issue. If the cloture vote is supported, and if the bill is defeated, then at least the body will have worked its way. But at least I would like to have people take yes for an answer, and yes in this case meaning that we are serious about moving forward and we would like to try to get something passed. So again I urge my colleagues to support the cloture motion tomorrow.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Addressing the need for a cloture vote on a bill during Senate floor debate.

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