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Steve Scalise: “I hope when we get to that appropriations process that there would be open rules, as we did. And I guess the gentleman…”

On the recordMay 2, 2019
I hope when we get to that appropriations process that there would be open rules, as we did. And I guess the gentleman doesn't have to worry about his majority breaking the record of closed rules, because this week we only had one rule, and, in fact, again, a modified rule, where over 30 of our amendments were shut out. Hopefully, more legislation starts moving through the process. When we look at last Congress, we passed over 50 rules last Congress. So far, this Congress, only 34 rules. We actually had 30 bills signed into law at this point in the last Congress, 30 bills signed into law under our majority, only 16 signed into law here. Hopefully, we see more productivity as well as more openness in that process. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana
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May 2, 2019

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