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Don Nickles: I want to maybe take issue with the comments that were made that Republicans have been conducting a filibuster on this…

On the recordDecember 19, 2001
I want to maybe take issue with the comments that were made that Republicans have been conducting a filibuster on this bill. Will the Senator correct me, but haven't we had germane amendments every day we have been on this farm bill?
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Don Nickles
Oklahoma

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Addressing claims of a Republican filibuster on the farm bill.

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