Melvin Watt: “This is not a proper ruling. It did not constitute debate. It was…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2013

This is not a proper ruling. It did not constitute debate. It was simply a unanimous consent request, and I do not believe this is a proper ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair ruled earlier today, it is not in order to embellish a unanimous consent request with debate. When such a request extends into debate, the yielding Member is charged. In the opinion of the Chair, the request of the gentleman from North Carolina contained debate. The point of order is overruled.

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Melvin Watt

North Carolina

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Jul 11, 2013

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