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John Ensign: They are filibustering the appointment of conferees. For those people who do not know what that is, we have to appoint…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2004
They are filibustering the appointment of conferees. For those people who do not know what that is, we have to appoint people to be able to work out the differences between the House and the Senate so we can bring the final bills back to both before we take it to the White House. They are filibustering a bill that was passed unanimously.
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John Ensign

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Discussing the filibuster of conferee appointments during Senate debate.

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