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John Sarbanes: “I missed that. But that is just another example of what may well be stacked away--it is not as though this is simply or…”

On the recordNovember 15, 2002
I missed that. But that is just another example of what may well be stacked away--it is not as though this is simply or straightforwardly a revision or an alteration of provisions directly related to homeland security which we have been dealing with here, and so there have been some changes or modifications. As I understand it, it is becoming increasingly evident that there are a number of provisions in here that have nothing to do with homeland security. Is that the Senator's understanding?
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland
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Discussing concerns about unrelated provisions in a homeland security bill.

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