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Cord Byrd: “That is one of the penalties this Chamber will pay, that the Senator will pay, that the American people will pay as a…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2002
That is one of the penalties this Chamber will pay, that the Senator will pay, that the American people will pay as a result of a rule, a rule which I support and have supported. But here we are, caught in a situation where without adequate debate, we have been pushed to a cloture vote in the drive--and I don't mean to criticize any person, it is a stampede--in the drive to have this decision made before the Members of Congress go home for the November elections.
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Cord Byrd
Florida
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Discussing the implications of a rule leading to a cloture vote before the November elections.

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