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On the recordFebruary 3, 1994
Let me ask the Senator from North Carolina then, if there is no constitutional right, as the Senator from Missouri said, I assume the Senator's amendment could not stop any money, if there was no constitutional right.
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Robert Packwood
Republican · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is questioning the implications of a proposed amendment regarding constitutional rights.

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