I direct another question to the Senator from Connecticut; that is, it has been reported to me the White House may be willing to accept the language of Nelson on the clause if a "majority" of such employees was modified to "significant number" of such employees. I ask the Senator from Connecticut if he thinks we might be able to make that minor modification if that would in fact close the area of disagreement on this issue.
Discussing potential language modifications in legislation during Senate floor debate.
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