This amendment is a stunt that really doesn't deserve the time that I'm even going to give to explain the portion of it that refers to Louisiana. And the reason I say it's a stunt is because it's actually written for television or the Internet. It's not written for any serious debate here. And in my view, it's beneath the Senator from Arizona who at one time was a candidate for president of this country.
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