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Edward M. Kennedy: “So if there are those who feel a greater sense of satisfaction that we are going to move toward the enforcement first…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2006
So if there are those who feel a greater sense of satisfaction that we are going to move toward the enforcement first, that effectively was in the Senate bill.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
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congress.gov
Jul 12, 2006

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Senator Kennedy discusses the Senate bill's enforcement-first approach.

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