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Cord Byrd: “I will try to put a question mark after it. The House has a bill. We, on this side, agreed on it, and we had a vote in…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2002
I will try to put a question mark after it. The House has a bill. We, on this side, agreed on it, and we had a vote in the Senate not too long ago. We got 59 votes; we lack 1 vote, or we would have had a budget. I hope we have another opportunity to vote.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing the Senate's recent vote on a budget bill.

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