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Byron Dorgan: it seems to me a mistake has been made here, and I do not know the genesis of the mistake. As I understand it, we have…

On the recordMay 16, 1996
it seems to me a mistake has been made here, and I do not know the genesis of the mistake. As I understand it, we have an amendment that has been offered that suggests there should not be a triggered reduction in discretionary spending pending certain events, and there is no such trigger in the legislation before the Senate.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing an amendment related to discretionary spending during Senate debate.

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