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Cord Byrd: “For 206 years it has not been required that there be a majority of the whole number in each House to pass a resolution.”

On the recordFebruary 16, 1995
For 206 years it has not been required that there be a majority of the whole number in each House to pass a resolution.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing the voting requirements for passing resolutions in Congress.

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