The answer is that we could, but the argument that my colleague from Michigan makes is precisely the opposite of the argument that we have been hearing over and over and over again on the floor. Some of my colleagues say this is too tough. My colleague from Michigan says it is too easy. I think the reality is it is sensible.
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