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Dan Coats: No. The Senator is correct. There seems, however, to be some considerable degree of confusion in the Congress about how…

On the recordApril 22, 1998
No. The Senator is correct. There seems, however, to be some considerable degree of confusion in the Congress about how that test is going to be structured and what the process is and an expression on the part of many Members that Congress ought to be involved in the process. So let's just temporarily put that on hold so that the Congress can engage in terms of a better understanding and defining how that ought to be put together. I have agreed that perhaps that is the best way to go, because unless we really have some better understanding and assessment of that, I am not exactly sure we are going to accomplish what we want. I think the basic principle that I tried to propose earlier, which the Senator supports, I still retain that. I am going to work toward that end.
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Dan Coats
Republican · Indiana

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Discussing the need for Congress to be involved in structuring a test process.

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