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David Cay Johnston: “That is exactly right. The Roth bill, which came out unanimously, out of Governmental Affairs, had a lot of teeth. The…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1995
That is exactly right. The Roth bill, which came out unanimously, out of Governmental Affairs, had a lot of teeth. The Senator and I have talked about that. My own view was I liked some of the teeth. I thought some of the other teeth were too sharp.
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing the Roth bill during a Senate floor debate.

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