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Dick Durbin: “I was on the floor last week, and the Senator from Oklahoma came in and took a look at this bill, which is only a few…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2002
I was on the floor last week, and the Senator from Oklahoma came in and took a look at this bill, which is only a few pages, and he said: I really need some time to read this. I have watched the Senator from Oklahoma, and he reads very quickly. I cannot understand why, a week later, the Senator still needs to read this.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Questioning the delay in reviewing a bill during Senate floor debate.

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