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On the recordSeptember 24, 1996
it is the effect of the resolution, is to give the Speaker the power of martial law.
Said by
Harold Volkmer
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a resolution regarding the Speaker's powers.

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