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Barney Frank: “Mr. Chairman, the rules of the House are not enough, I would say to the gentleman very simply, when we are dealing with…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
Mr. Chairman, the rules of the House are not enough, I would say to the gentleman very simply, when we are dealing with a matter which includes the U.S. Senate. That is not hard. The rules of the House do not bind the Senate, they do not impress the Senate, and if you are serious about this you do it by statute.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the limitations of House rules in relation to the U.S. Senate.

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