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Dianne Feinstein: That is correct. You see, the thing that bothers me is, in this rush to judgment, everything is evaluated based on the…

On the recordMay 20, 1998
That is correct. You see, the thing that bothers me is, in this rush to judgment, everything is evaluated based on the per-pack numbers that are thrown around, based on what is a net addition that will not be the real street addition. So there is no way, with the speed this bill is moving, to know exactly what we are going to be doing down the line. The beauty of our bill, if people should be interested, is that we have tried to avoid that problem.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Discussing concerns about the rapid evaluation of a bill's impact.

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