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Timothy Roemer: “The second point is that the gentleman used the rules in this Chamber as a member of the minority, or objected to those…”

On the recordMarch 15, 1995
The second point is that the gentleman used the rules in this Chamber as a member of the minority, or objected to those rules when they were not fair, in instances like A to Z. I assume the gentleman signed the discharge petition for A to Z to get a full debate on cuts.
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Timothy Roemer
Indiana

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Discussing the use of rules in the House by a minority member.

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