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On the recordJuly 14, 1998
Is the Senator saying the vote which we are about to take is one where there will be objection to the Senator's motion on procedural grounds, and yet the Senator was not afforded the opportunity to correct any procedural problems?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Questioning procedural fairness regarding a motion during Senate debate.

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