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Robert Smith: “I say to the Senator, I do think we should debate it longer than we have. I grant you that. What I have observed, as a…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2000
I say to the Senator, I do think we should debate it longer than we have. I grant you that. What I have observed, as a junior Member, however, is that every time we go to focus on amendments, we can't get time agreements. We can't get agreements on some reasonable amount of time. Look, I have already taken all the gun votes. I will take them. I am for background checks. I am for things that will protect kids in the classroom. But I do not know why I should be asked to vote on them two and three and four times. How many times do you need a vote to run a political ad against me? The truth is, I have taken the votes. Let's get on to debating education. We have done the gun debate.
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Robert Smith
Oregon
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for more debate on education rather than repeated votes on gun control measures.

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