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Thomas Daschle: of course we will object to that. Let me reiterate, because the Senator has noted his desire as well to deal with…

On the recordJune 11, 2002
of course we will object to that. Let me reiterate, because the Senator has noted his desire as well to deal with cloning, to deal with terrorism insurance, to deal with a number of other issues, that I know he will be prepared to cooperate in scheduling. We have to take this a step at a time. We may not be ready to deal with Defense tomorrow, but we are going to be ready to deal with it before the end of this work period. So we will continue to do that. I look forward to working with him to find that date when we can accomplish all we need to accomplish in a very short period of time.
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Thomas Daschle
South Dakota

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Discussing scheduling and cooperation on various legislative issues.

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