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Cliff Stearns: “I support the gentleman's bill, but I would like to point out for the Members here that there is a controversial point…”

On the recordJuly 14, 1998
I support the gentleman's bill, but I would like to point out for the Members here that there is a controversial point here and it all pivots around the idea that we are not talking about U.S. citizens, we are not talking about U.S. nationals, we were talking about U.S. permanent legal aliens, is the term. And in many parts of the country these people want to participate.
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Cliff Stearns
Florida

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Discussing the implications of an amendment related to contributions from U.S. permanent legal aliens.

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