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Barbara Boxer: “Well, some will ask for amendments to be pending. I know I will. Some will not ask that; they just want to be heard. But…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
Well, some will ask for amendments to be pending. I know I will. Some will not ask that; they just want to be heard. But there is 30 minutes left in the debate. Your side just finished. Obviously, if we do not want to be fair, somebody could grab the time on our side now and talk for 30 minutes. We do not think that is right. We are trying to divide it up between our side and your side. So I have divided about 15 minutes on our side and given 15 minutes to Senator Sessions, who wanted to be heard on the matter. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coats). The Senator from Alaska.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California
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Jan 26, 2015

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