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Byron Dorgan: “I say to my colleague from South Dakota, I heard this discussion about delay and stalling. Is it not the case that in a…”

On the recordMay 8, 1996
I say to my colleague from South Dakota, I heard this discussion about delay and stalling. Is it not the case that in a couple recent occasions, just in recent weeks, we have seen legislation filed in the Senate and a cloture motion filed on the bill that was before the Senate before debate began on the legislation? In other words, a motion to shut off debate before debate began on two pieces of legislation in the last several weeks; is that not the case?
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Addressing concerns about legislative delays and cloture motions in the Senate.

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