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Byron Dorgan: “My expectation is, he would think this would be a serious and thoughtful amendment that he disagrees strongly with, but…”

On the recordMay 1, 2007
My expectation is, he would think this would be a serious and thoughtful amendment that he disagrees strongly with, but I hope he would not suggest the motive is politics. CBO has suggested this bill will save $50 billion for the American consumer, $5 billion of which is for the Federal Government. This is a serious issue and a thoughtful issue. One might disagree, but I hope that one would not ascribe motives of politics to those of us on a bipartisan basis who are offering this amendment.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Defending the motives behind a bipartisan amendment during a debate.

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