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John Bel Edwards: “No. In this perfecting amendment, as I mentioned a few minutes ago based on the gentleman's request, this amendment does…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 1995
No. In this perfecting amendment, as I mentioned a few minutes ago based on the gentleman's request, this amendment does not change the intent or the content in any way of my original amendment. The only purpose of this change is to adapt my language to the Spratt amendment that had been recently adopted.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Discussing a perfecting amendment related to the Spratt amendment.

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