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Roy Blunt: And, in fact, late in the last Congress we had that; and as I recall, we brought a tax bill to the floor and gave our…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2007
And, in fact, late in the last Congress we had that; and as I recall, we brought a tax bill to the floor and gave our friends on your side, the minority at that time, an opportunity to have a recommital or some kind of motion that would change or improve that bill. I wonder if, at the very least, we could expect that same kind of treatment when a conference is not decided to be possible by the majority.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing the treatment of minority party members during tax bill negotiations.

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