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Don Nickles: “I ask my colleague from Pennsylvania, is it not correct that the House has finished their business, and if we amend…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 1996
I ask my colleague from Pennsylvania, is it not correct that the House has finished their business, and if we amend this, we jeopardize--or have the possibility of having another Government shutdown because of this amendment?
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Don Nickles
Oklahoma

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Discussing the potential consequences of amending legislation during a debate.

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