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Steny Hoyer: “I want to tell you honestly, my friend, that this was a procedural device to kill the bill rather than let it come to a…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2007
I want to tell you honestly, my friend, that this was a procedural device to kill the bill rather than let it come to a vote on its merits. As the gentleman knows, I feel very strongly personally, others do as well, but I feel very strongly personally that we ought to extend a full voting franchise to the Representative who sits on this floor and represents 600,000 of our fellow Americans. The answer to your question is, I hope to bring that to the floor as soon as possible under conditions where we will protect ourselves from procedurally losing a bill which has the majority of votes on this floor.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing procedural tactics regarding a bill and the importance of voting rights for representatives.

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