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Patrick Moynihan: “I rise simply to affirm in the strongest terms that the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee has been faithful to…”

On the recordNovember 5, 1997
I rise simply to affirm in the strongest terms that the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee has been faithful to his duties. He has kept a committee united, minus one vote, in an otherwise unanimous decision. He has been meticulous in his concern that American workers will have their interests pursued here, the environment will be looked after, but ladening these matters on trade negotiations will only ensure they will fail and not bring the benefits we desire. I want to congratulate him. We cannot do any better than we did yesterday, but let's hope we do as well.
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Patrick Moynihan
Illinois
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Praising the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for his leadership and decision-making.

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