Dirk Kempthorne: “I would suggest to my friend from South Carolina, with a great deal of…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 1995

I would suggest to my friend from South Carolina, with a great deal of respect, that I have throughout this day been floating and suggesting unanimous-consent agreements to bring these amendments to the floor. And there has been objection from your side. So I think I have followed what is prescribed in the Senate rules, in the spirit of trying to get the amendments. I would like nothing more than to get these amendments out on the floor so we can debate them and vote on them.

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Dirk Kempthorne

Idaho

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Discussing the process of bringing amendments to the floor during Senate debate.

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