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Marcy Kaptur: So frankly, I think this issue goes down to the point of who has actually read the legislation and who has not, and most…

On the recordApril 17, 1997
So frankly, I think this issue goes down to the point of who has actually read the legislation and who has not, and most Members do not serve on the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary. Therefore, they have not had an opportunity to follow some of the machinations. I respect the gentlewoman's work on this measure. I know how hard she has worked on it, I know she has been accommodating to many of the changes we have been trying to make. Mr. Chairman, the bill is not where we would like it to be yet, and therefore I remain supporting the Rohrabacher substitute, but we have broad bipartisan support on our side of the issue, and I look forward to the vote.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Discussing support for legislation and the need for understanding its details.

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