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Tom Harkin: “The leader has it correct. I feel so strongly about this, and the fact that we worked with the leadership on the other…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2003
The leader has it correct. I feel so strongly about this, and the fact that we worked with the leadership on the other side and on this side to try to get a finite list of amendments, to get a time certain on Tuesday to vote on this so there would be no surprises to anyone, and then I am told today that has fallen through for some reason. It was not my intention until now, but it is my intention. I have laid down the amendment. There are no more votes today. The leader on that side said there would be no more votes today, that we would have one vote or maybe two on Monday evening, I don't know on what. There are other things up there.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Discussing the scheduling and amendments related to upcoming votes in the Senate.

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