Tom Latham: “We had a markup this morning in Appropriations, and I supported an…”

On the recordJune 27, 2012

We had a markup this morning in Appropriations, and I supported an amendment about American content. And I believe that this is probably a very, very good amendment. To be consistent--and I have raised points of order against some things that I support today, one offered by my good friend from Ohio, and other amendments that I would otherwise be supportive of if they were not breaking precedent to the rules of the House. With that, Mr. Chairman, I insist on my point of order. Point of Order

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Tom Latham

Iowa

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Jun 27, 2012

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