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Paul Coverdell: “I suspect this most recent cloture motion has the potential of engendering some controversy. It puts into rather tenuous…”

On the recordJune 5, 1998
I suspect this most recent cloture motion has the potential of engendering some controversy. It puts into rather tenuous circumstances the amendment we are discussing, because if we cannot vote--if cloture were secured, this amendment would not be in order, along with a number of other very core components of the debate about this very contentious legislation. So I hope that is being thought through very carefully by all parties concerned, that this is a very significant piece of legislation that has an enormous effect on our country and there are some very important amendments that cloture could arbitrarily remove from the debate.
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Paul Coverdell
Georgia
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Discussing concerns over a cloture motion affecting amendments in contentious legislation.

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