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Mike Levin: “First, let me thank the managers of the bill. I support this amendment. We have worked very hard on it. It represents a…”

On the recordMarch 11, 1998
First, let me thank the managers of the bill. I support this amendment. We have worked very hard on it. It represents a step towards greater fairness for some donor States who did not receive any benefits from other parts of changes in this bill. It is a long road, still, towards fairness--from our perspective, I emphasize--but this represents a step along the road and could not have been made without the help of our good friends from Rhode Island and Montana. I want to thank them for that.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Expressing support for an amendment related to fairness for donor States during a floor debate.

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