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Hon. George W. Gekas: “Two interesting contentions that have been made throughout this debate from the very first moment we began the process…”

On the recordJune 10, 1998
Two interesting contentions that have been made throughout this debate from the very first moment we began the process in late 1997. One is the continuous lament from the other side of the aisle that it is not bipartisan in its offering, in its substance or in its support. Yet we took great pains to entertain as many Democrats as possible in a Republican atmosphere to provide a bipartisan vehicle for our consideration and that has reached us here today: bipartisan in sponsorship, bipartisan in sponsorship of underlying bills which were incorporated into our bill, and bipartisan in those who came forward to say to us, let me speak in favor of 3150 and let me speak in opposition to the Nadler substitute. So there is a bipartisanship that has played its role throughout this process.
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Hon. George W. Gekas
Pennsylvania
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Discussing the bipartisan nature of a bankruptcy reform bill during a House floor debate.

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