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Carl Levin: “That is not what I would call tough enforcement, which is apparently the theme of the amendment, since you would have to…”

On the recordMay 4, 1994
That is not what I would call tough enforcement, which is apparently the theme of the amendment, since you would have to be reprimanded three times by the Senate. I doubt that the Senate has reprimanded anybody---- I would not want to rule out the possibility that an individual could be expelled from the Senate for one violation, depending on the severity of it.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the enforcement measures related to Senate reprimands and expulsions.

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