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On the recordMarch 20, 2022
But with respect to legislative intent, when a Congress of 535 often distracted people, 100 in this body and 435 in the other, pass something, you know, by a 2-to-1-ish vote, and it is a part of a large piece of legislation, how do you determine what the intent is when it is 535 people doing something that has many, many different purposes for why somebody might vote yes?
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

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Sasse questions how to discern legislative intent from a large, diverse Congress.

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