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On the recordJune 19, 2017
I would just renew my request for one other--the leader said no. I get it. One more. Will we have time--more than 10 hours since this is a complicated bill--to review the bill? Will it be available to us and the public for more than 10 hours before we have to vote for it, since our Republican leader has said there will be plenty of time for a process where people can make amendments? We need time to prepare those amendments. Mr. McCONNELL. I think we will have ample opportunity to read and amend the bill.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Jun 19, 2017

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