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Cord Byrd: I will finish my sentence. I thank the Senator from Utah for his usual courtesy. We will not be bound by section 1. We…

On the recordFebruary 24, 1997
I will finish my sentence. I thank the Senator from Utah for his usual courtesy. We will not be bound by section 1. We can do it by way of section 6, which does not require a three-fifths vote for a waiver. And we will be complying with section 6 if we do it in a simple resolution, which is only an action by the Senate concerning the Senate, or on a concurrent resolution, which is an action between the Houses and which doesn't have to go to the President for signature. I thank the distinguished Senator from Utah. It seems to me that the words in section 6 should give Senators pause. I am sure they would give the American people pause if they understood what Congress can do under that section.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing legislative procedures and the implications of section 6.

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