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On the recordSeptember 16, 2010
Madam President, I don't see the Senator from Iowa here. It is his amendment to suspend the rules. Let me say once again this motion to suspend the rules of the Senate is not serious legislating. It is simply an attempt to delay the passage of the small business bill. The biodiesel tax credit is another tax extender. We will address these expiring provisions. We will also do so in a fiscally responsible manner. This motion today is another delay to passage of the underlying small business bill which is before us at this moment. So we reject this delay and we reject this motion so we can get on with passing this bill to create small business jobs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa.
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

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