Pete Hoekstra said "to my good friend from Massachusetts, consensus means that we have 12 votes to move a bill out of committee. All right. Consensus does not mean 21 ayes and zero noes. Okay. So thank you for that clarification. I think it is also important to know that moving a bill to floor that would deal with this issue, we would probably not be the only committee of jurisdiction. Other committees would have jurisdiction as well. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Harman) has expired. (On request of Mr. Schiff, and by unanimous consent, Ms. Harman was allowed to proceed for 30 additional seconds.)" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 20, 2006

to my good friend from Massachusetts, consensus means that we have 12 votes to move a bill out of committee. All right. Consensus does not mean 21 ayes and zero noes. Okay. So thank you for that clarification. I think it is also important to know that moving a bill to floor that would deal with this issue, we would probably not be the only committee of jurisdiction. Other committees would have jurisdiction as well. The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Harman) has expired. (On request of Mr. Schiff, and by unanimous consent, Ms. Harman was allowed to proceed for 30 additional seconds.)

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Pete Hoekstra

Michigan

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