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Norman Mineta: “Everyone who has spoken against the Mineta-Davis amendment voted no on Goss. On the other hand, 210 Members voted aye.…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1995
Everyone who has spoken against the Mineta-Davis amendment voted no on Goss. On the other hand, 210 Members voted aye. Those 210 Members I assume, if they are consistent in their politics, will vote aye tomorrow. Now, how can Members on the other side of the aisle vote for 30 percent and not for 20 percent? Others who did not vote because they were not here or voted no because of the 30-percent figure have come up to me in support of our modest effort and this modest change. So it seems to me that tomorrow all of us will have the chance to put us over the top and have the Mineta-Davis amendment accepted.
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Norman Mineta
California
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Discussing the Mineta-Davis amendment during a committee meeting.

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