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Mike Thompson: May I ask the Senator, if the end result is exactly the same, why does he insist on proposing this amendment?

On the recordSeptember 26, 2002
May I ask the Senator, if the end result is exactly the same, why does he insist on proposing this amendment?
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the necessity of an amendment during Senate debate.

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