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On the recordNovember 14, 2011
We may have to look at a little more flexibility here because what the States have on file is not necessarily--we drafted our legislation one way, and the States have things on file in different ways.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer suggests the need for flexibility in legislation due to state record differences.

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