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On the recordMarch 24, 2022
Before I yield to my friend from the State of Maryland, the author of the Magnitsky Act, let me just say this to my good friend from Kentucky: Every Senator would like their amendment to be easily inserted into a bill, but in the Senate, we vote. I am offering the Senator a vote on his amendment. If each Senator said ``my way or the highway,'' we would have total paralysis even on an important piece of legislation like this. I yield to the Senator from Maryland. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Mar 24, 2022

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