I thank the Senator for his observations. I would be remiss if I did not likewise express my gratitude to Senator Levin and to Senator Biden and to other Senators who worked together to modify that language and to greatly improve the language over what it was when it was sent from the White House to the Senate.
Expressing gratitude to colleagues for their work on legislative language improvements.
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