On the recordMay 22, 1998
I would like to bring some of the fundamentals in focus, if I might. We have heard a piece of legislation referred to on our side of the aisle as Shays/Meehan. We have heard that same legislation referred to on the other side of the aisle as Meehan/Shays. I think that pretty well sums up how significant the substance is. These people are so desperate in terms of the need to package this in a way that, their reform, that they actually reverse the name of the legislation. In that CRS booklet that I provided my colleagues, I do apologize to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, it is listed as Shays. He is the principal author. It is Shays/Meehan. But we will hear them repeatedly say Meehan/Shays. So much for substance. This is all about style on their part. We are concerned about the First Amendment, and we guarantee it will be protected.
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