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Barney Frank: “Is the chairman of the Committee on Rules telling us that in his judgment now, the motion to recommit, which has 10…”

On the recordMarch 18, 1999
Is the chairman of the Committee on Rules telling us that in his judgment now, the motion to recommit, which has 10 minutes of debate and which is often cast in a very partisan way, and it is better than nothing.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the motion to recommit during a debate in the House.

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