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On the recordJuly 30, 1998
I do not care to offer any more debate, but we do need to do an amendment process to conform the text to the sections that are outlined in Shays-Meehan.
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Hon. George W. Gekas
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the need for an amendment process related to the Shays-Meehan legislation.

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