John Kerry: “Why can the simple language not say, in the event of a conflict, the…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1995

Why can the simple language not say, in the event of a conflict, the underlying statute prevails?

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Questioning the clarity of language in legislative text during a debate.

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John Kerry: “Why can the simple language not say, in the event of a conflict, the underlying statute prevails?”