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Judy Biggert: “The American people have made it very clear that they do not like or want this bill. How arrogant is it for the other…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2010
The American people have made it very clear that they do not like or want this bill. How arrogant is it for the other side of the aisle to say to them, We know what's best for you, and we're going to pass it anyway. And then how arrogant is it for the other side of the aisle to say, We don't have to take a vote on this bill. We'll just deem it law. In both cases the other side of the aisle is grossly underestimating the intelligence of the American people. The American people know that deeming is a vote on a bill that they don't like. Let's just have an up-or-down vote if we have to have a vote on this, and I vote ``no.''
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Judy Biggert
Illinois
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Mar 16, 2010

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Speaker Biggert addresses opposition to a bill and the process of deeming it law without a vote.

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