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JOHN LINDER: “At what point does the Chair decide that these scurrilous attacks on personalities and this abuse of the House rules…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 1996
At what point does the Chair decide that these scurrilous attacks on personalities and this abuse of the House rules becomes so out of order that people are asked to take their seat?
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JOHN LINDER
Georgia

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Addressing decorum and order in the House during a debate.

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