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Steny Hoyer: “I am going to be introducing an amendment to the rules that, my presumption is, we will adopt today which will return…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2011
I am going to be introducing an amendment to the rules that, my presumption is, we will adopt today which will return this symbol of respect, this symbol of inclusion, this symbol of colleagueship, if you will, to our six representatives of American citizens. I hope my friend will hold hearings on that. I would like to testify on that issue. And I say to my friends that I hope we reject these rules so that we can correct both the trillions of dollars of exposure that it creates and to ensure the inclusion, in a real and meaningful way, but not constitutionally objectionable way, our friends who represent the District of Columbia and our territories.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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govinfo.gov
Jan 5, 2011

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Hoyer discusses an amendment to the rules regarding representation for the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.

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