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John Joseph Moakley: “Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the Committee on Rules a wonderful thing happened. In the interest of bipartisan cooperation…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 1995
Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the Committee on Rules a wonderful thing happened. In the interest of bipartisan cooperation, Democrats and Republicans worked out an agreement to allow the Moorhead amendment. I thank Chairman Solomon for his wisdom and for his going beyond the call and also the Republican members on the Committee on Rules for working with us. Mr. Speaker, I look forward to many, many more of these problems being worked out in the Committee on Rules, and maybe a new day is dawning.
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John Joseph Moakley
Massachusetts
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Discussing bipartisan cooperation in the Committee on Rules regarding the Moorhead amendment.

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