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Orrin Hatch: Yes. Section 421(d)(1)(C) was added specifically to ensure that Texas, or any other State with a similarly structured…

On the recordOctober 9, 2004
Yes. Section 421(d)(1)(C) was added specifically to ensure that Texas, or any other State with a similarly structured system, would qualify as an ``effective system'' under the statute. This provision has been referred to as the ``Texas carve-out'' throughout debate over this bill. It is appropriate in light of the changes Texas enacted in order to improve its capital-representation system just 3 years ago.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the inclusion of a provision in a bill related to Texas's capital-representation system.

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