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Chris Murphy: “That is correct. And, of course, this is a motion to just proceed to debate. So this isn't final passage. If Members…”

On the recordMay 23, 2024
That is correct. And, of course, this is a motion to just proceed to debate. So this isn't final passage. If Members think there are imperfections in this bill, if they want additional restrictions on parole authority, they could vote to proceed, and then we could get into a process by which we could try to solve any remaining differences that have arisen since the announcement of the bipartisan bill with Republican leadership with their designated negotiator. I wish we could just get onto this bill so we could try to sort this out instead of allowing this issue to become a perpetual political football, as seems to be the interest of many of my Republican colleagues.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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May 23, 2024

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