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Tom Harkin: I want to inquire of the chairman--obviously it is well within his right to move to table--why can't we have an…

On the recordJuly 15, 1998
I want to inquire of the chairman--obviously it is well within his right to move to table--why can't we have an up-or-down vote?
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Questioning the process of voting during a discussion in the Senate.

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