On the recordJuly 16, 1997
The Bingaman amendment would be a change in policy toward Cuba and we would have only 2 minutes to discuss that relative to its merits.
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govinfo.govRobert Torricelli: “The Bingaman amendment would be a change in policy toward Cuba and we would have only 2 minutes to discuss that relative…”
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Discussing the Bingaman amendment related to U.S. policy toward Cuba.
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