Gene Taylor said "I want to again remind everyone that this was never brought before Congress. The reason it was not brought before Congress is because both sides, the Democrats and the Republicans, knew that had it been brought before Congress, Congress would have voted it down, and that is the greatest outrage of all, that the will of the majority as expressed through their elected representatives was never heard. The gentleman from Vermont [Mr. Sanders] is trying to correct that. It is a shame that a little-known provision of a law had to be used to thwart the will of the majority. But I really do want to thank the gentleman for trying to correct that." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 10, 1995

I want to again remind everyone that this was never brought before Congress. The reason it was not brought before Congress is because both sides, the Democrats and the Republicans, knew that had it been brought before Congress, Congress would have voted it down, and that is the greatest outrage of all, that the will of the majority as expressed through their elected representatives was never heard. The gentleman from Vermont [Mr. Sanders] is trying to correct that. It is a shame that a little-known provision of a law had to be used to thwart the will of the majority. But I really do want to thank the gentleman for trying to correct that.

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Gene Taylor

Mississippi

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the lack of congressional debate on a significant issue.

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