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William Bryan: “That is the provision that had not heretofore been discussed, as the majority leader knows, and we had assumed within…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1996
That is the provision that had not heretofore been discussed, as the majority leader knows, and we had assumed within the parameters of what was being discussed all rights would be reserved under rule XXII, including any options that might be available to us in the event that this legislation moved to conference. So it was on that basis that we interposed our objection.
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William Bryan
Florida

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Discussing legislative provisions and objections during a floor debate.

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