I think the Senator is aware, is he not, that there has to be a way to pay for the program? If you don't have the voluntary consent of the companies, albeit kicking and screaming, then how do you make the bill constitutional in the end? Is the Senator aware of that?
Questioning the funding and constitutional aspects of a proposed program during Senate debate.
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