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On the recordOctober 10, 1995
That is not my question. I did not ask how many committees. I asked how many laws. The gentleman does not have a catalogue of laws affected by this provision?
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Questioning the number of laws affected by a specific provision during a debate.

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