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Danny Davis: “I rise to oppose this with a number of other members of the Committee on Science on this side of the aisle and the…”

On the recordJune 19, 1996
I rise to oppose this with a number of other members of the Committee on Science on this side of the aisle and the gentleman from New York [Mr. Boehlert], the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Wamp], and the gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. Largent], who we have just heard and others. We rise to oppose the Walker amendment. I think the situation has changed from last year. First of all, when we take a look last year, we made a commitment.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Opposing the Walker amendment during a Committee on Science discussion.

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