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TJ Cox: “But for those people who are getting the bill to read just now, they are in the same position as are the Members on the…”

On the recordAugust 2, 1996
But for those people who are getting the bill to read just now, they are in the same position as are the Members on the majority side. The bill is only ready today in legislative form for them to review and determine whether you can support it or not. But that is not because this is not an effort at bipartisanship. That is not because this is not an effort to cooperate between Republicans and Democrats, in fact, between the House and the Senate, and, in fact, between the Congress and the administration. To the contrary. This week, not a month ago, not 6 months ago, not last year, but this week, just a few days ago, the President of the United States asked the Congress, not just the House, but the Senate, not just Republicans, but Democrats, to act before we left this weekend.
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TJ Cox
California

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Discussing the legislative process and bipartisanship regarding a bill in Congress.

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