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Mike Thompson: how in the world can we say that the Nelson amendment is a supplement to the current law, when the current law says the…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2002
how in the world can we say that the Nelson amendment is a supplement to the current law, when the current law says the President may, and the Nelson amendment says the President may not? Square that one with me.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

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Questioning the implications of the Nelson amendment during a legislative debate.

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