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Pete Stark: “Mr. Speaker, I gather that the majority feels that we should move ahead rapidly with this bill, and I begin to sense…”

On the recordApril 6, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I gather that the majority feels that we should move ahead rapidly with this bill, and I begin to sense that we are not going to have any opportunity to amend it.
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Pete Stark
California

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Discussing the rapid progression of a bill and the lack of opportunity for amendments.

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