I rise in hardy support of the Boehlert-Delahunt substitute. This may be the most direct vote we have taken in this Congress on State rights and local rights and this whole issue. What this amendment does is it strikes out all of the references to local decisions and makes this about Federal decisions. Those are the decisions that ought to be in Federal court. The people who support States' rights ought to be thinking about it in that way.
Supporting the Boehlert-Delahunt substitute regarding state and local rights.
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