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On the recordNovember 20, 2024
Mr. President, I understand we have about 7 or 8 minutes left. I may need to use all of them. Let's talk about tomfoolery. Let's talk about being disingenuous. The gentleman from Kentucky knows damn well that he proposed an amendment that would have actually caused the bill to fail. The gentleman from Kentucky also knows very well that the House has a posture that the disaster recovery bill has to be funded. The gentleman from Kentucky knows that this aid that I have tried to get to the House would have been fully funded. The gentleman from Kentucky also knows that I also support the amendment he offered, but he played the game that we play around here and tried to think that I wouldn't have the courage to stand up against that garbage amendment because it was the right amendment at the wrong time. I yield, Mr. President, unless there is additional time and someone else wants to speak. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Kentucky.
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

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