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Ed Markey: is there anything left with the Contract With America? Is that an appropriate parliamentary inquiry? The SPEAKER pro…

On the recordJune 8, 2006
is there anything left with the Contract With America? Is that an appropriate parliamentary inquiry? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not stating a parliamentary inquiry. All time having expired, pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the question is: Will the House now consider the resolution? The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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