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Barney Frank: “The gentleman said with regard to the appropriations bills, well, the committee has done them. Why would we be taking 5…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2002
The gentleman said with regard to the appropriations bills, well, the committee has done them. Why would we be taking 5 days off now if the committee has, as he said, passed these appropriations bills? Why are they not on the floor? Why do we not get those appropriations bills that the committee has already voted on?
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the delay in bringing appropriations bills to the floor during a House debate.

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