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George Miller: “Because the Speaker is determined that it will not be on the schedule, that it will not be on the agenda of this House.…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1997
Because the Speaker is determined that it will not be on the schedule, that it will not be on the agenda of this House. That is what we are trying to change with many of these procedural votes, to call the attention to the public that we are being gagged in the House of Representatives from talking about this problem.
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George Miller
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the lack of discussion on a specific issue in the House of Representatives.

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