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Chris Van Hollen: If the Chair does not want to interpret this parliamentary inquiry at this time, at what point would it be in order to…

On the recordJuly 31, 2014
If the Chair does not want to interpret this parliamentary inquiry at this time, at what point would it be in order to ask the Parliamentarian and the Chair to interpret the rules of the House? The SPEAKER pro tempore. A parliamentary inquiry should relate in some practical sense to pending proceedings.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Jul 31, 2014

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