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Lateefah Simon: my hope is that it would be acceptable to the managers. I think this is in the line of the spirit of what is being…

On the recordJune 6, 1995
my hope is that it would be acceptable to the managers. I think this is in the line of the spirit of what is being offered. It is in line with the original draft. It certainly is in line with the sentiments over the years that I have worked with Senator Biden, and I also believe Senator Hatch also would find this acceptable.
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Lateefah Simon
California

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Discussing amendments during a legislative debate.

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