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Henry Waxman: “The rules required that the amendment be read. The clerk will read the bill.”

On the recordMay 20, 2009
The rules required that the amendment be read. The clerk will read the bill.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Henry Waxman discusses the procedural requirements in Congress regarding the reading of amendments.

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