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Pete Domenici: the Wellstone amendment, although it is a sense of the Senate and not binding, would tie the hands of the Finance…

On the recordMay 22, 1996
the Wellstone amendment, although it is a sense of the Senate and not binding, would tie the hands of the Finance Committee. The Senator from New Mexico does not think that is what we want to do.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing the implications of the Wellstone amendment on the Finance Committee.

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