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Chuck Schumer: an amendment just passed without notice to any of us that involves a dispute about a helicopter between New York and…

On the recordApril 6, 2005
an amendment just passed without notice to any of us that involves a dispute about a helicopter between New York and Connecticut. I did not know of that amendment. Neither did Senator Clinton. Neither did anybody else. So I have to object to this until I see what it is. It was offered by my good friend from Connecticut. I will serve notice, I will hold up this bill and sit here until we deal with this in a fair way. This was a sneak attack. We knew nothing about it. It was not debated. And it is not the right way to do business around here.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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