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Steven Holt: “Putting aside the gentleman's sense of the ultimate disposition of this legislation, I would ask wouldn't he like to…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2009
Putting aside the gentleman's sense of the ultimate disposition of this legislation, I would ask wouldn't he like to make it as good as possible as we are considering it now and wouldn't he care to reconsider his objection?
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Steven Holt

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Addressing objections to proposed legislation during a House floor debate.

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