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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
I yield myself 30 seconds. The gentleman from Georgia said let us do more to save money, and yet this rule shuts down the process and doesn't allow amendments from the minority, including one by Mr. Dicks that saved over $1 billion and would have reduced the deficit by over $500 million. And yet again, through this closed rule, we are unable to do more, thanks to this restrictive rule by the Republican majority. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison).
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado

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