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Charles W. Stenholm: with all do respect, and I want to continue to yield to the gentleman, because he did see fit to give the CATs a vote.…

On the recordJune 19, 1998
with all do respect, and I want to continue to yield to the gentleman, because he did see fit to give the CATs a vote. So what he just said is a little bit disingenuous because he allowed a Republican substitute but he chose not to let the Blue Dogs.

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Addressing the fairness of voting procedures in a legislative debate.

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