The Senator is correct. And the critics read out of that statute the word ``solely,'' and they find ghosts everywhere. But ``solely'' means solely, and it is right there in the language. For the life of me, I cannot understand where people find ambiguity in it other than they are looking for it.
David Cay Johnston: “The Senator is correct. And the critics read out of that statute the word ``solely,'' and they find ghosts everywhere.…”
On the recordJuly 17, 1995
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Defending the clarity of a statute during a Senate debate.
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