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Willie Hefner: taking back my time, the gentleman is setting the legislative agenda here. He could have made it in order that…

On the recordMarch 28, 1996
taking back my time, the gentleman is setting the legislative agenda here. He could have made it in order that everything would go into effect, the line-item veto, everything, would have gone into effect. It could have been done; am I right or not? Yes or no?
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Willie Hefner
Democratic · North Carolina

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Discussing legislative agenda and the line-item veto during a floor speech.

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