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Alcee Hastings: “I take, from the many times when the chairman was in the minority, his statement to heart; and that is that if a rule is…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2005
I take, from the many times when the chairman was in the minority, his statement to heart; and that is that if a rule is not open, it is closed.
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Alcee Hastings
Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of open rules in legislative procedures.

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