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Patrick Leahy: “I do not want automatic continuing resolutions because we will not, then, have our feet put to the fire and have to…”

On the recordMay 8, 1997
I do not want automatic continuing resolutions because we will not, then, have our feet put to the fire and have to actually cast the tough votes and make the policy decisions the people of America expect us to do.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing the implications of automatic continuing resolutions during Senate floor debate.

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