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Lateefah Simon: “It was an excellent statement and if I could respond to the question my colleague from Louisiana asked earlier about…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
It was an excellent statement and if I could respond to the question my colleague from Louisiana asked earlier about implementation language, he mentioned the 14th amendment. This amendment has two other things I think are of interest. No. 1, section 6 says, ``Congress shall enforce--'' and, No. 2, ``The history of State governments.'' Mr. President, 48 of the 50 States have some similar provision--not identical but somewhat similar. There simply has not been a history of litigation in State courts. I was just looking at Colorado the other day. In the history of Colorado, there has not been a single court case on this. I yield the floor.
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Lateefah Simon
California

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Discussing the 14th Amendment and its implications during a Senate floor debate.

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