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Barney Frank: Because I don't think that we should have a de facto amendment to the House rules that puts the Senate in charge of what…

On the recordDecember 12, 2007
Because I don't think that we should have a de facto amendment to the House rules that puts the Senate in charge of what we can discuss.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of Senate influence on House rules.

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