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On the recordOctober 1, 2013
Is it the Chair's ruling that you cannot rule whether or not a resolution that's agreed to by the House and the Senate does not go to the President? Is that the Chair's parliamentary ruling, that you cannot give us an answer to that basic parliamentary question? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will only respond to inquiries that relate directly to the current proceedings.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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