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Nancy Pelosi: “I just want a clarification because I do not know what options are available to us. Certainly if this bill goes to…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2000
I just want a clarification because I do not know what options are available to us. Certainly if this bill goes to conference, and one never knows around here, if the bill goes to conference, I would certainly and I know the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Kilpatrick) and others Members of the subcommittee would have this as a very high priority... I just wanted to know what options were available. Can we be specific in conference? Are we talking about very specific report language? I think this conversation is very important on the floor to talk about the legislative intent, because this is a very important issue, and I really do not have enough time, even if I use my full 5 minutes to tell you how much it means to women.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Discussing options and priorities related to a bill during a House floor debate.

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