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Jerry Lewis: I have one very brief question. In this committee that operates in such a democratic fashion (small d; big D perhaps)…

On the recordJune 10, 1994
I have one very brief question. In this committee that operates in such a democratic fashion (small d; big D perhaps) just how frequently has there been a discharge of a measure of this significance in the full committee without a subcommittee markup?
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Jerry Lewis
California

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Questioning the committee's process regarding a significant measure.

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