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John Kerry: could I reiterate? We were able to work out, obviously, a very agreeable approach to the question on health care which…

On the recordMarch 26, 1996
could I reiterate? We were able to work out, obviously, a very agreeable approach to the question on health care which stymied us in a similar way for a period of time. I want to reiterate to the majority leader, we are not trying to kill this bill, at least for this reason. And we are not attempting to delay. Would it be possible to have an agreement that we will vote on this issue on a date certain between now and, say, the beginning of June? In a discussion with the majority leader, the minority leader and majority leader could arrive at a date certain for a vote?
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the timeline for a vote on health care legislation.

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