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Steny Hoyer: “To further clarify, my understanding, therefore, is that the majority leader expects the Rules Committee to choose which…”

On the recordJune 10, 2016
To further clarify, my understanding, therefore, is that the majority leader expects the Rules Committee to choose which amendments will be made in order on the bill. Is that accurate? I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Speaker, yes, it will be a very fair, wide open process in the Rules Committee looking at amendments--those that have not been able to be offered already in committee, where these bills have gone through subcommittee and full committee with amendments being offered, and then they will be brought to the floor so we can get the work done and move the bill forward.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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Jun 10, 2016

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