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John Sarbanes: If the Senator will yield, our people are not here because we had calculated that the time would go back to your side.…

On the recordNovember 5, 1997
If the Senator will yield, our people are not here because we had calculated that the time would go back to your side. And the fact there is so much of an unbalance, I think demonstrates that.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing time allocation and balance during a Senate debate.

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