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Charles W. Stenholm: no, that is not the point that I was making in the debate. What I am saying, when we start picking arbitrary numbers, we…

On the recordOctober 30, 1997
no, that is not the point that I was making in the debate. What I am saying, when we start picking arbitrary numbers, we begin to get into all kinds of problems with the industry which we are discussing today. That is my only point.

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Addressing concerns about arbitrary numbers in industry discussions.

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