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Lateefah Simon: I think the dialog we have just had suggests that my point is valid, that we are going to end up with the courts…

On the recordJuly 11, 1995
I think the dialog we have just had suggests that my point is valid, that we are going to end up with the courts deciding what is quantifiable and what is not quantifiable. I think we should move slowly in this area. I have been in Government a few years now, Mr. President. I was first elected to the State legislature when I was 25. I am now 66. I have found generally that when we take solid, careful steps, we are much better off than when we do these sweeping things. I think what we have before us now is well intentioned, but too sweeping, in answer. The pendulum will go from one cycle to the other. Mr. President, I yield the floor.
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Lateefah Simon
California

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Discussing the need for caution in legislative decision-making.

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