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Byron Dorgan: I only responded to the Senator from Oklahoma with respect to identical bills because I believe they are not identical.…

On the recordJune 7, 1996
I only responded to the Senator from Oklahoma with respect to identical bills because I believe they are not identical. I do not want the Senator to sometime come to the floor and say, ``Well, he opposed the Nunn amendment.'' But I actually supported the Nunn amendment. I have no problem with the Nunn amendment. I believe the Nunn amendment means those were not identical proposals. I do not want you to misunderstand that. On that, the Senator is wrong. I believe these are not identical proposals. I did not oppose, nor did the Senator from Kentucky oppose, the Nunn amendment, for that matter.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Clarifying his position on the Nunn amendment during Senate floor debate.

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