Yes. Mr. McCONNELL. The issue is whether you want to trivialize the Senate or not, in my view. The goal of the Johnston-McConnell. substitute is to toughen the penalties for egregious offenses. If the Senator would like to toughen the penalties for egregious offenses, that is something we can talk about.
Discussing the Johnston-McConnell substitute during Senate floor debate.
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