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Joe Barton: “I understand that there is more concern about the report language in this bill than the legislative language. There…”

On the recordJuly 29, 1998
I understand that there is more concern about the report language in this bill than the legislative language. There seems to be various interpretations of the report language.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Discussing concerns regarding report language in a bill.

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