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Jack Kingston: what I would say is that these things may or may not be legitimate expenditures, but if they went through a subcommittee…

On the recordMay 15, 2008
what I would say is that these things may or may not be legitimate expenditures, but if they went through a subcommittee and a full committee and they're on a freestanding piece of legislation, that is the proper process of Congress. And when the Democrat Party was in the minority, the distinguished chairman of the Appropriations Committee was one of the biggest proponents of regular order. What we are asking for is regular order. I agree, we did it wrong, but you don't have to repeat that.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing the legislative process and the importance of regular order in Congress.

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