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John Bel Edwards: “Well, reclaiming my time, under the rule, it's the case that the bill I believe that we'll vote on today for final…”

On the recordJune 18, 2013
Well, reclaiming my time, under the rule, it's the case that the bill I believe that we'll vote on today for final passage has not followed regular order, and it has been rewritten after its adoption in the Judiciary Committee. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Nation's leading medical experts on women's health, strongly opposes a 20-week ban citing the threats these laws pose to women's health. With that, I would like to yield 1 minute to my colleague from California (Mr. Peters).
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana
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Jun 18, 2013

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