I will answer the question like this. I do not care how many Cabinet people say this thing is ambiguous. It is not. It is as clear as the English language can be. Now, whether they are ingenuous or disingenuous in their criticism, I do not know. I know that this letter of administrative policy, much of it is, to be charitable, disingenuous, because I sat in the room and negotiated part of it and accepted some of the things that came from the administration and then was met with the argument coming back out that that which we accepted was a fault in the bill.
David Cay Johnston: “I will answer the question like this. I do not care how many Cabinet people say this thing is ambiguous. It is not. It…”
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Discussing the clarity of a letter of administrative policy during a debate.
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