To close this chapter completely, I want the Senator to tell us about the legislative history. Didn't you ask us to vote on this on the floor of the Senate? Didn't you ask us to say to the administration, no, you cannot cut 8 million people off of overtime. Didn't the Senate decide that? What happened?
On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
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Questioning a colleague about the legislative history regarding overtime pay cuts.
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