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Melton Hancock: The Unsoeld amendment does do the same thing the gentleman is asking me to do, and, no, I would agree because that opens…

On the recordMarch 24, 1994
The Unsoeld amendment does do the same thing the gentleman is asking me to do, and, no, I would agree because that opens up the door for them to say, ``Well, we didn't intend for this to be this way. We didn't intend.'' It opens up the door for them to get around it by misrepresentation--
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Melton Hancock
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing the implications of the Unsoeld amendment during a legislative debate.

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