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George Voinovich: If the Senator will yield, one of the things I have learned, and this is my 33rd year in the business, is that you crawl…

On the recordApril 21, 1999
If the Senator will yield, one of the things I have learned, and this is my 33rd year in the business, is that you crawl and you walk and you run. You tried with Senator Heinz to come up with something you thought was going to lock it up.
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George Voinovich
Republican · Ohio

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Reflecting on experience in legislative processes during a Senate discussion.

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