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Willie Hefner: “I will not talk about the merits of it, but earlier today we talked about a pay raise, and it gets so political. If you…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1998
I will not talk about the merits of it, but earlier today we talked about a pay raise, and it gets so political. If you think that it is political for the pay raise and demagoguery, this amendment is tailor-made for demagoguery. The gentleman from California just a moment ago said we are going to be looking at how people vote on this amendment. So there is room for a lot of mischief. I am not speaking to the merits of it, but this is something that could take forever if you had to go through the House and the Senate. It is just a cautionary observation.
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Willie Hefner
Democratic · North Carolina

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Discussing the political implications of a proposed amendment related to a pay raise.

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