I would urge a no vote on the rule. How indicative that we said we will have 90 minutes to debate this, 90 minutes to debate the future of this country in the event of a terrorist attack. We are taking this tremendously seriously. I cannot believe it. I cannot believe we are giving 90 whole minutes to whether or not we will have a constitutional government with the House of Representatives and the very bicameral system that the gentleman from Washington described. Vote no on this. Give this body time to have real debate, real discussion on multiple amendments.
Jim Baird: “I would urge a no vote on the rule. How indicative that we said we will have 90 minutes to debate this, 90 minutes to…”
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Opposing a rule limiting debate time on legislation related to national security.
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