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Kent Conrad: I remind the Senator form Iowa it was entirely appropriate to use reconciliation in 1993 because that was a deficit…

On the recordApril 5, 2001
I remind the Senator form Iowa it was entirely appropriate to use reconciliation in 1993 because that was a deficit reduction piece of legislation. That is the difference. This is not deficit reduction.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the appropriateness of using reconciliation for legislation.

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