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Bill Nelson: That we would have people hold up this legislation, cause us to have 30 hours of debate not on the bill but just on a…

On the recordOctober 9, 2001
That we would have people hold up this legislation, cause us to have 30 hours of debate not on the bill but just on a motion to proceed to get to the bill. The big hangup is over federalizing the airline passenger screeners.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing delays in legislation related to airline security measures.

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