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Lateefah Simon: When Senator Simpson mentions the health care bill and your statement and Senator Kassebaum's statement that they would…

On the recordApril 24, 1996
When Senator Simpson mentions the health care bill and your statement and Senator Kassebaum's statement that they would resist any amendments, is it not true that any Member could offer an amendment, and, in fact, Senator Domenici offered an amendment with Senator Kerry here in this body? Any single Member could have offered a minimum wage amendment at that point. The procedure we are following here is dramatically different. Is that not correct?
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Lateefah Simon
California

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Discussing the amendment process related to the health care bill.

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