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Fred Upton: “My amendment does not address how long these should be in effect. I would guess that if this amendment is accepted, as I…”

On the recordOctober 21, 1997
My amendment does not address how long these should be in effect. I would guess that if this amendment is accepted, as I think that it will be, it will be for the length of the bill, which--is this a 1-year authorization?
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the duration of an amendment during a legislative debate.

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