I think it says that it gives the United States clearly the option to do so, and pay for that election or not. In fact, I have in my hand a memorandum of the U.S. Department of Justice which says just that--interprets it just that way. It says on page 2, ``Because of the deep entrenchment of the La Cosa Nostra in the IBT's electoral process, the consent decree gave the Government the option to have the 1996 elections supervised by a court appointed officer.''
Pete Sessions: “I think it says that it gives the United States clearly the option to do so, and pay for that election or not. In fact…”
On the recordSeptember 4, 1997
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Discussing the implications of a consent decree related to the electoral process.
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