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On the recordJuly 21, 1998
it is not my request. It was my understanding that the request was, would I agree to it? If the gentleman wants to continue at another stage of the bill, it is all right with me, but to place this in my pocket is the wrong approach. I would just as soon hear it or just as soon postpone it.
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Sidney Yates
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing a request related to a bill during a House floor debate.

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