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Ron Wyden: “I will say, having made 30 changes since we left the Commerce Committee, that this Senator, who is a good friend of the…”

On the recordOctober 2, 1998
I will say, having made 30 changes since we left the Commerce Committee, that this Senator, who is a good friend of the Senator from North Dakota, has a very high batting average--since we have been talking about baseball--in terms of agreeing with the Senator from North Dakota. We are going to continue to work with him, as he knows.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Discussing collaboration and changes made in legislation after leaving the Commerce Committee.

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