Charles Rangel: “May I further inquire, we are not asking you to opine anything, Mr.…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2014

May I further inquire, we are not asking you to opine anything, Mr. Speaker. We are asking you to tell us exactly what we will be debating. If we don't know what we are going to be debating--I am not asking the Speaker to tell us what is in the bill. I am asking the Speaker to find out from the majority exactly what this rule is going to be allowed for them to bring up so that I would know whether to stay here or not to stay here. The SPEAKER pro tempore. To the gentleman, the Chair would say that that matter is for debate among the Members.

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Charles Rangel

Democratic · New York

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Aug 1, 2014

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