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Alan B. Mollohan: I question the gentleman's estimate about when we can finish this bill even if we were to proceed here tonight. There is…

On the recordJuly 26, 2001
I question the gentleman's estimate about when we can finish this bill even if we were to proceed here tonight. There is a lot of material here. He might be right, he might be wrong, but my judgement is he is probably underestimating the amount of time it is going to take to finish this bill. I would not expect to be able to be finished by 2 o'clock tomorrow.
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Alan B. Mollohan
West Virginia

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Discussing the timeline for completing a bill during a House floor debate.

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