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Steny Hoyer: “I say in all due respect to my friend, the majority leader, this is a bill that I understand exceeds 450 pages. The bill…”

On the recordOctober 12, 1995
I say in all due respect to my friend, the majority leader, this is a bill that I understand exceeds 450 pages. The bill has not received any days of hearings because it was not drafted. But there were no hearings in the Committee on Commerce. I say with all due respect to my friend, the majority leader, does the majority leader believe that 2 hours or so of debate on a bill of this magnitude is sufficient to fully inform the Members on all the issues that will be incorporated in the bill?
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the adequacy of debate time for a lengthy bill without hearings.

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