What does it mean that a bill has not been cleared for passage? It is at the desk, is it not? And if a unanimous consent is requested and not objected to, the bill becomes law like the homeland security bill if you do not object?
Mike Levin: “What does it mean that a bill has not been cleared for passage? It is at the desk, is it not? And if a unanimous consent…”
On the recordNovember 22, 2002
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Discussing the status of a bill during a floor debate.
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