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On the recordDecember 15, 2009
As has been noted earlier today, our bill, maybe our bills essentially superimpose fast-track authority on top of the President's current rescission authority.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper explains the relationship between the proposed bill and the President's authority.

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