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John Hope Bryant: But we have crafted a bill here which met the objections of all parties in this House, which was participated in by the…

On the recordMarch 24, 1994
But we have crafted a bill here which met the objections of all parties in this House, which was participated in by the Republican leadership and the Democratic leadership, and we are on the floor with it today because those guys decided not to object to our unanimous consent. So do not object to it now.
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John Hope Bryant
Texas

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Discussing a bipartisan bill during House floor debate.

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