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Jack Kingston: “Four hundred thirty-five Members, you've got to have rules, strict rules, or you won't get anything done. I said, Well…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
Four hundred thirty-five Members, you've got to have rules, strict rules, or you won't get anything done. I said, Well, how could it be rejected? I haven't presented it and until I present it they can't reject it. I said, Well, this is just a total farce. You have Members of Congress sitting in a crowded room waiting their turn to present an amendment, and the Rules Committee behind closed doors had already decided which ones they were going to take and not take.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia
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govinfo.gov
Feb 24, 2010

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The speaker discusses the process and challenges of presenting amendments in the Rules Committee.

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