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Sam Gejdenson: I hope the chairman could at this point release the chemical treaty while he is negotiating in the omnibus. The…

On the recordOctober 15, 1998
I hope the chairman could at this point release the chemical treaty while he is negotiating in the omnibus. The advantage of that, of course, is that this is an important thing that I think the chairman should if he does not, I think he does support, we ought to get that done and you can continue to negotiate on the other matter.
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Sam Gejdenson
Connecticut

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Discussing the release of a chemical treaty during negotiations on an omnibus bill.

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