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Sherwood Boehlert: I think the gentleman will be happy to know that we take care of his primary concerns. First of all my amendment does…

On the recordMay 7, 1997
I think the gentleman will be happy to know that we take care of his primary concerns. First of all my amendment does not deal with only after. We deal with prior to. We have made an adjustment as a result of the Dicks amendment to mine which I accepted. So if there is a substantial threat, we can do the repair work prior to. That is very important.
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Sherwood Boehlert
New York

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Discussing amendments related to addressing threats in a legislative context.

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