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Patrick Moynihan: “I rise simply and succinctly for the purpose of endorsing the statement by our revered chairman and, once again, to say…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1997
I rise simply and succinctly for the purpose of endorsing the statement by our revered chairman and, once again, to say, as he put it, the ink is scarcely dry on this legislation and here we are changing it. Could it have been 5 legislative days since it was last enacted, and we are changing it? And, importantly, this is legislation on an appropriations bill. It is not in the interest of our institution to let that begin. It is a lesson we have learned in difficult ways in the 19th century, and we have shown how important it has been in this century. As we approach a new century, it is no precedent to establish.
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Patrick Moynihan
Illinois

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Addressing concerns about changing recently enacted appropriations legislation.

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