I want to know why this could not be adopted as part of this passage. We have an amendment here right now to do it. This is the time to do it. We all care about this and have people in every State adversely affected. Why wait another series of weeks? Why not do it right now and adopt the Kennedy amendment and move this issue beyond us and deal with the rest of the bill? That is my question to my distinguished chairman.
Questioning the delay in adopting an amendment during a legislative discussion.
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