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On the recordFebruary 4, 2019
the House speaker told me and a few others that she has made clear to her members, there are going to be a lot of them, a lot more, very boisterous, very passionate, that they should understand the rules of the House.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Pelosi's guidance to House members regarding decorum during the speech.

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