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Tom Harkin: I still hope the amendment will be accepted after it is looked at. I do want to thank Senator Coats for his help in…

On the recordJuly 18, 1996
I still hope the amendment will be accepted after it is looked at. I do want to thank Senator Coats for his help in crafting this amendment and making changes to it. Again, I still hope it will be accepted. As I said, something similar to it was adopted unanimously on the bill we put through last fall.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing an amendment and expressing hope for its acceptance.

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