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Cord Byrd: And I will not take but a few minutes. Mr. President, this illustrates why we should have time to study the bill and the…

On the recordJanuary 12, 1995
And I will not take but a few minutes. Mr. President, this illustrates why we should have time to study the bill and the committee report. And we have now been assured that there will be, not only the committee report by the Committee on Government Affairs but also a report of the Committee on the Budget, made available. And I believe that report is expected tomorrow, to be available. I am not here to filibuster this bill. I made that clear, eminently clear, I think, earlier today. If I, indeed, wanted to filibuster I would not agree to this request. I would simply have a vote on each of these amendments. But I do not intend to do that. I do not intend to do something that at this point is unreasonable, in my judgment. I am not filibustering the bill. I am not against the bill. I want to know what is in it before I vote, one way or the other. It is a clear indication I did not know what was in these amendments, even.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing the need for time to study a bill and its amendments before voting.

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