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Tom Harkin: “Let's take them up. Let's have a debate. Don't let anybody say with a straight face or with any credibility that it's…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2000
Let's take them up. Let's have a debate. Don't let anybody say with a straight face or with any credibility that it's the Democrats holding things up. Let's get to the bills. Let's get them done. Let's offer the amendments and move it along. We are ready to debate. We are ready to offer amendments. We are ready to move the process--but we are denied. And again I say, the people of this country are denied the opportunity to have us vote on these measures.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Discussing the need for debate and action on legislative bills.

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