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On the recordApril 28, 2022
The House rules do forbid engaging in personalities. I accept the advice of the Parliamentarian that I used unparliamentary language to make my point, and I certainly respect the necessity for parliamentary decorum. {time} 1330
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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