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Bob Wise: It will be defined in the Congress as every other major issue is defined in the Congress, and, yes, it will be by…

On the recordMarch 17, 1994
It will be defined in the Congress as every other major issue is defined in the Congress, and, yes, it will be by majority vote. My personal recommendation is that you have a bipartisan commission that is assigned and developed to make recommendations to the Congress. You might even do it on a base-closing condition, up or down. Congress can deal with that as every State legislature has dealt with it.
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Bob Wise
West Virginia

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Discussing the process for defining major issues in Congress.

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