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Jerry Brown: “I presume that the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) is trying to hint to me so that I should not beat this subject…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1998
I presume that the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) is trying to hint to me so that I should not beat this subject to death so we can move on with his bill. But I am very deeply concerned that we progress in terms of understanding, even if we do not always in terms of legislation.
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Jerry Brown
California

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Expressing concerns about understanding in legislative discussions.

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