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On the recordJune 4, 1998
I ask the Senator for a clarification on his amendment, which I had a chance to read. The Senator was kind enough to support my amendment to vote against the motion to table and yet there is language in his amendment which suggests that my amendment is made null and void by your new amendment. Is that the Senator's intention?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Seeking clarification on an amendment during Senate floor debate.

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