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Barney Frank: why would I have to approach the Chair? This is a public forum. I believe this notion of appropriateness is a gloss on…

On the recordJuly 28, 2005
why would I have to approach the Chair? This is a public forum. I believe this notion of appropriateness is a gloss on the rules that does not exist. Can we not have a citation to the rule of appropriateness? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The guidelines are carried in section 956 of the House Rules and Manual.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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