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Bob Wise: “I just want to remind Members who may vote for the Stenholm amendment, you vote for it based upon your convictions and…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1994
I just want to remind Members who may vote for the Stenholm amendment, you vote for it based upon your convictions and indeed your courage, if you feel it requires that. But the Stenholm amendment is not the tough vote. The tough vote is the one that comes right after, and that is how you implement it, how you implement any of the balanced budget amendments that have been on the floor the last 2 days. So I just hope that those who talk about courage and conviction, when they actually look at what it takes to get to that situation, will be prepared to step forward and be as assertive then as they were before.
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Bob Wise
West Virginia
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Discussing the challenges of implementing the Stenholm amendment and balanced budget amendments.

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