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Charles Rangel: the gentleman may be right about this 936, but we do not have a vote on that. That was not allowed by the rule. And we…

On the recordMay 22, 1996
the gentleman may be right about this 936, but we do not have a vote on that. That was not allowed by the rule. And we never had any hearings as to how we could improve, eliminate or substitute 936. We have just said the poor people in Puerto Rico have to take our word for it.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the lack of hearings and votes on the issue of Section 936 affecting Puerto Rico.

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