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Jamie Raskin: “I am offering the amendment to strike the provision of rule 7 granting the Chair the unilateral discretion to allow…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2023
I am offering the amendment to strike the provision of rule 7 granting the Chair the unilateral discretion to allow committee members to participate in the hearings of subcommittees on which they are not members.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin proposes an amendment to limit the Chair's discretion in committee participation.

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