May I ask the Senator, if the end result is exactly the same, why does he insist on proposing this amendment?
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
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Questioning the necessity of an amendment during Senate debate.
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