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On the recordSeptember 18, 1996
I join my colleagues in calling for hearings on this important issue. This issue deserves our immediate attention and I look forward to working with the chairman in developing a record on this issue. The ``Age 60 Rule''

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Calling for hearings on the 'Age 60 Rule' during a floor speech.

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