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Jerry Brown: “I commend the chairman, the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee, for the precise language that he has used and…”

On the recordSeptember 4, 1997
I commend the chairman, the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee, for the precise language that he has used and which I think is correct. I should point out, however, that the Senate, the other body, in its own wisdom, rejected this language in connection with the interior appropriations bill, and in all likelihood this will remain to be resolved in conference.
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Jerry Brown
California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing language in the interior appropriations bill during a subcommittee meeting.

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