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Gerry Studds: “In closing I note that the gentleman from New Jersey is apparently in possession of the pen that the President will use…”

On the recordJuly 30, 1996
In closing I note that the gentleman from New Jersey is apparently in possession of the pen that the President will use to sign the extension of the Magnuson Act when the time comes.
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Gerry Studds
Massachusetts

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Discussing the extension of the Magnuson Act.

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