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On the recordOctober 12, 2013
Just again, Mr. Speaker, I want to be absolutely clear that H. Res. 368 changed the standing rules of the House so that only the Republican leader or his designee could call up the bill to open the government. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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