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Jerry Lewis: the only reservation that I would have raised if I had an opportunity to raise a reservation was that one of these…

On the recordJuly 16, 1996
the only reservation that I would have raised if I had an opportunity to raise a reservation was that one of these amendments apparently has a very significant impact upon the conference members who have not had an opportunity to discuss this in conference, and there are a number who feel very strongly they need an opportunity to discuss it with their leadership before they have this vote on the floor. If we now have the vote, we will go, but the leadership should hear from them before they have such a discussion.
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Jerry Lewis
California

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Addressing concerns about amendments affecting conference members before a vote.

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