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Kendrick Meek: It is what we are fighting against. And guess what? Those that come to the floor, and I guarantee there will be some…

On the recordNovember 9, 2005
It is what we are fighting against. And guess what? Those that come to the floor, and I guarantee there will be some come to the floor, and someone will give them a piece of paper, and they will say, Okay, thank you, and they will run up here, grab the mike and they will say, Why do the Democrats not offer something? Hello? The Rules Committee has spoken. It is done. Period. Dot. Even if someone had a great idea, they cannot do it. And there is a history of this kind of abuse here in the House and muzzling individuals and people with great ideas that want to help this country. But, better yet, the rule. And this is America. This is not a Third World country. This is not a Communist country. This is America.
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Kendrick Meek
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