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Pat Meehan: “The truth was the bill in the 103d Congress had bipartisan support, it died in a Republican filibuster, and never got to…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1996
The truth was the bill in the 103d Congress had bipartisan support, it died in a Republican filibuster, and never got to the President. Clearly President Clinton would have signed that bill had it gotten there on time.
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Pat Meehan
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the failure of a bill in the 103rd Congress during a debate.

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