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Chris Van Hollen: Yes. My argument is that our government is a whole. And the question is: How can you say that it would be totally…

On the recordOctober 2, 2013
Yes. My argument is that our government is a whole. And the question is: How can you say that it would be totally irrelevant to the purpose of funding government operations to offer a motion that would keep all the government operations open now? How can that be? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is prepared to rule.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Oct 2, 2013

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