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John Ensign: “Is the Senator aware, last year, when his party was in control, 115 bills bypassed the committee process, including the…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2003
Is the Senator aware, last year, when his party was in control, 115 bills bypassed the committee process, including the economic growth package, No Child Left Behind, the Patients' Bill of Rights, a Medicare prescription drug bill, the energy bill, and the Trade Promotion Act? All were brought directly to the floor and bypassed the committee process. Is the Senator aware his party did that?
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John Ensign

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Questioning the previous party's legislative process during a Senate debate.

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