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On the recordJanuary 17, 1995
The difference, I say to the Senator, is he is saying the same language used in the private sector. If you do so, then there is no way the point of order can lie.
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Dirk Kempthorne
Idaho

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Discussing language used in the private sector during a Senate debate.

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