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Orrin Hatch: Let me just say this, and ask this question. You know, the very people who are arguing for this $1.50 increase, it seems…

On the recordMay 20, 1998
Let me just say this, and ask this question. You know, the very people who are arguing for this $1.50 increase, it seems to me, are the very people who are pricing this bill right out of the marketplace so we cannot get a constitutionally sound bill. Is the Senator aware of that?
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Questioning the implications of a proposed $1.50 increase during a legislative debate.

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