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Charles W. Stenholm: “I would just ask the chairman respectfully if the criticism that you just made of the Matsui amendment would not be…”

On the recordJune 13, 2002
I would just ask the chairman respectfully if the criticism that you just made of the Matsui amendment would not be equally applied to your bill on the floor, because it is the same language? Now, as far as the word ``raid'' is concerned, I would be perfectly willing to change that. We could say ``steal,'' we could say anything; but that does not help. But I want to yield to the gentleman. Is not the criticism that you made of the Matsui amendment equally applied to the bill that you are touting on the floor today?
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Questioning the consistency of criticism regarding amendments during a debate on a bill.

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