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Alan B. Mollohan: I understood that we were going to accept this amendment without debating it. In the process of accepting the amendment…

On the recordSeptember 24, 1997
I understood that we were going to accept this amendment without debating it. In the process of accepting the amendment for the purposes of the bill being considered on the floor here today, I just want it understood that all of the characterizations that the gentleman has made are not agreed to in the process of our accepting the amendment.
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Alan B. Mollohan
West Virginia

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Discussing the acceptance of an amendment during a House floor debate.

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