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Ron Wyden: “It seems to me that on the basis of everything we have gone through in terms of the committee, there is a reason that…”

On the recordJune 9, 1999
It seems to me that on the basis of everything we have gone through in terms of the committee, there is a reason that the high-tech community is overwhelmingly opposed to the Kerry amendment. As far as I can tell, the reason they are is that the Kerry amendment introduces vague, ill-defined terms that are going to trigger more litigation. On the basis of everything we went through in the committee, is it the chairman's judgment that that is the reason the high-tech community is overwhelmingly opposed to the Kerry proposal now before the Senate?
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Discussing opposition to the Kerry amendment from the high-tech community during Senate floor debate.

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