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Byron Dorgan: “There are a couple of ways for the Senate to resolve this issue. One is a cloture vote that prevails, and the other is…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 1996
There are a couple of ways for the Senate to resolve this issue. One is a cloture vote that prevails, and the other is for the provision that is currently in the legislation to be withdrawn. I want to point out that the Congress, in my judgment, does not have the luxury of adjourning and leaving this session of Congress not having resolved this issue.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing options for resolving a legislative issue in the Senate.

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