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Alfonse D'Amato: “I concur in most of what the majority leader has said. I think if the majority leader were to examine the resolution, he…”

On the recordMay 25, 1994
I concur in most of what the majority leader has said. I think if the majority leader were to examine the resolution, he would find the kinds of safeguards that ensure the appropriateness of hearings to which he referred. Under the resolution, the cochairmen of the special subcommittee would consult with special counsel in connection with the establishment of a hearing schedule. The resolution is intended to move the process forward in exactly the spirit that the majority leader and the Republican leader have been negotiating. It is intended to facilitate this process. I assure the majority leader that is the purpose and the methodology of the resolution. I only asked for a few moments to make that observation. I just wanted to share that with the leader.
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Alfonse D'Amato
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Discussing the resolution and its safeguards during a Senate floor debate.

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