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William R. Richardson: “last night something happened that has never happened in my 12 years as a Member of this body: The Republican majority…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 1995
last night something happened that has never happened in my 12 years as a Member of this body: The Republican majority totally shut out the minority for debate on a bill, unprecedented and incredible. Mr. Speaker, speaking out against this incredible transgression is not obstructionism; it is called democracy, civility, the normal rules of parliamentary procedure. If this type of gag rule continues, I can assure Members that the minority will not stand for this, and neither will the American people. If the majority thinks that a king and his court were elected to do anything they wanted, they will soon discover that the family friendly Congress will only be a dream.
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William R. Richardson
New Mexico
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Addressing the Republican majority's exclusion of the minority from debate on a bill.

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