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Cord Byrd: I know what the Senator is saying. We all know the Parliamentarian gives guidance, but I hope when the Senator talks…

On the recordSeptember 19, 2002
I know what the Senator is saying. We all know the Parliamentarian gives guidance, but I hope when the Senator talks about the Parliamentarian and the aid which the Parliamentarian gives, we are talking about the ruling of the Chair. It is not the ruling by the Parliamentarian, with all due respect to the Parliamentarian. The Chair gets the guidance of the Parliamentarian. But it is still the ruling by the Chair.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing the role of the Parliamentarian in relation to the Chair's rulings.

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