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Rick Lazio: “I just found it curious, Mr. Chairman, that there is a discussion about alternatives now when this bill is on the floor…”

On the recordApril 30, 1997
I just found it curious, Mr. Chairman, that there is a discussion about alternatives now when this bill is on the floor and ready for action, the son of status quo that is now being discussed or the status quo substitute that is being discussed that even negates the reforms that the Clinton administration would put forward. It appears that there are some Members in this body that are clinging on desperately to the failure that exists in certain areas. I think again that mocks compassion. What we need to do is create environments where people can make it.
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Rick Lazio
New York
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing alternatives to a bill on the floor related to housing and community opportunity.

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