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On the recordJune 10, 1999
The proposal I had in the form of this amendment was taken almost verbatim from a bill that was offered by two Republican House Members, Chris Cox and David Dreier, very good friends of the business community. The concept for my amendment was essentially taken from that bill.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing the origins of an amendment during Senate debate.

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