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Cardiss Collins: “We can find out. I think they did. I think it was implied in this legislation. Wherever the Federal Government has asked…”

On the recordApril 4, 1995
We can find out. I think they did. I think it was implied in this legislation. Wherever the Federal Government has asked for the consent, they have protected the right of written consent on matters of that nature, I believe. Mr. McINTOSH. Mr. Chairman, let me just mention that the survey that the gentleman from Indiana just read indicates that there are these concerns out there. If in the past the Federal Government has asked for consent, his amendment will just make that an absolute requirement in the law, so therefore I think it is a valuable addition to this legislation.
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Cardiss Collins
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the implications of consent requirements in federal legislation.

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