Sometimes people laugh at Congress. This is a day for laughing at Congress. We have spent the last hour debating a bill that provides a report on diplomatic efforts from the President and rejecting the opportunity to offer amendments to actually deal with the problem. No wonder people laugh.
Maxwell Frost: “Sometimes people laugh at Congress. This is a day for laughing at Congress. We have spent the last hour debating a bill…”
On the recordMarch 22, 2000
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Criticizing Congress for its handling of a diplomatic efforts bill.
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