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Byron Dorgan: “As I understand the Senator from Mississippi, he suggests we agree to a piece of legislation not yet written, agree to…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 1996
As I understand the Senator from Mississippi, he suggests we agree to a piece of legislation not yet written, agree to offer no amendments to a bill, the provisions of which we are not yet sure might or might not need amending, and agree to it at a time not yet certain. Is that the sum and substance of the proposal?
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Questioning the proposal for legislation during Senate floor debate.

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