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Willie Hefner: “Well, I have been here for quite awhile. I have never seen something of this magnitude, and we single out a State we are…”

On the recordJune 6, 1996
Well, I have been here for quite awhile. I have never seen something of this magnitude, and we single out a State we are going to grant how many waivers?
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Willie Hefner
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of granting waivers to a specific state.

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