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W. Weldon: “When I introduced this bill last August, I reached out to the Democrat side. The bill had 24 Democrats and 24…”

On the recordMarch 18, 1999
When I introduced this bill last August, I reached out to the Democrat side. The bill had 24 Democrats and 24 Republicans when I dropped the bill in, because I did not want it to be a partisan battle. There were some in my party who criticized me for that. When I introduced the bill in this session of Congress, Mr. Speaker, it had 28 Democrats and 30 Republicans. In fact, when it passed the Committee on Armed Services, the vote was 50 to 3, with Democrats joining Republicans in support. This has been a totally bipartisan process.
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W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the bipartisan support for a bill during a debate on the House floor.

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