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Maxwell Frost: This is a very peculiar result. The Republican leadership has crafted such an unfair and unusual rule that it may have…

On the recordJuly 12, 2001
This is a very peculiar result. The Republican leadership has crafted such an unfair and unusual rule that it may have the exact opposite effect of what the Republican leadership intended. They are trying to defeat Shays-Meehan, but they have written such a terrible rule that they may in fact drive some of the opponents of Shays-Meehan into the Shays-Meehan camp.
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Maxwell Frost
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing the implications of a rule related to the Shays-Meehan legislation.

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