In short, was there any deliberation? Mr. McGOVERN. Less than a second. The deal was done early on in the day. I mean, the Members who came up and testified and presented their thoughtful amendments wasted their time because the leadership had decided to close this thing down earlier in the day, and that is unforgivable. This issue is too important.
Alcee Hastings: “In short, was there any deliberation? Mr. McGOVERN. Less than a second. The deal was done early on in the day. I mean…”
On the recordSeptember 28, 2006
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Criticizing the lack of deliberation in the Rules Committee regarding proposed amendments.
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