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Bruce F. Vento: “I think that the House bill was much more clear with regard to some of these bend points. I think the gentleman from…”

On the recordJuly 14, 1998
I think that the House bill was much more clear with regard to some of these bend points. I think the gentleman from North Carolina raises a good point in terms of the complexity that is added to this and hopefully we will not see the type of frustration of the intent of this measure. But I think we did the best we could with the sponsors in the Senate.
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Bruce F. Vento
Minnesota

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Discussing the clarity and complexity of a House bill during a debate.

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