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Pete Stark: the gentlewoman from Ohio is correct. I am sure we are not making many friends with all this, but this is one of the…

On the recordApril 6, 1995
the gentlewoman from Ohio is correct. I am sure we are not making many friends with all this, but this is one of the things we might do to accommodate many of our colleagues who might like to end the 100 days sooner: Is there any reason in the rule that the bill could not be considered this afternoon?
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Pete Stark
California

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Discussing the scheduling of a bill during a House floor debate.

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