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Christopher Shays: When you say we passed, we passed it the first time. You mean the one that was signed into law by the President.

On the recordApril 30, 1997
When you say we passed, we passed it the first time. You mean the one that was signed into law by the President.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the passage of legislation during a floor debate.

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