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John Sarbanes: “If I could interject, I think the impact of this would not be on fine-tuning. It would be on rough-tuning. In other…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1995
If I could interject, I think the impact of this would not be on fine-tuning. It would be on rough-tuning. In other words, I do not even think you would be able to do rough-tuning, let alone fine-tuning.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the limitations of a proposed measure during a debate.

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