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Dick Durbin: “So will the Senator accept an amendment to his amendment which says that: Nothing herein shall diminish or expand any…”

On the recordMay 18, 2006
So will the Senator accept an amendment to his amendment which says that: Nothing herein shall diminish or expand any existing rights under the law of the United States relative to services or materials provided by the Government of the United States in any language other than English?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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