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Debbie Dingell: I rise to assert my strong support for the Shays-Meehan substitute and to urge my colleagues to do likewise and to vote…

On the recordFebruary 13, 2002
I rise to assert my strong support for the Shays-Meehan substitute and to urge my colleagues to do likewise and to vote down all poison pills and crippling amendments.
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Debbie Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

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Expressing support for the Shays-Meehan substitute during a debate.

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