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Chuck Schumer: I would ask others on the other side not to object and to allow this amendment to go forward. It seems to me there was a…

On the recordMarch 16, 1995
I would ask others on the other side not to object and to allow this amendment to go forward. It seems to me there was a real mistake here made when they zeroed out the entire program. I would hope that we could moves this amendment forward in a bipartisan air of compassion and understanding as to what this is all about.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Advocating for an amendment related to a program during a committee discussion.

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