On the recordSeptember 22, 1999
It would be unconscionable and beyond the scope of power of this Congress to pass this amendment and rob a whole class of people of a constitutional right.
Patsy T. Mink: “It would be unconscionable and beyond the scope of power of this Congress to pass this amendment and rob a whole class…”
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Warning against the constitutional implications of the amendment.
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