Jerry Nadler said "Every amendment since the 22nd, except for the 27th, has had a deadline for ratification inserted in the resolution. But if you look at the Constitution, Madam Speaker, you won't find the deadline. That is because the deadline is part of the congressional resolution proposing the amendment, not part of the amendment itself. What Congress can propose, Congress can alter, which is all we are proposing to do today. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi)." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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Every amendment since the 22nd, except for the 27th, has had a deadline for ratification inserted in the resolution. But if you look at the Constitution, Madam Speaker, you won't find the deadline. That is because the deadline is part of the congressional resolution proposing the amendment, not part of the amendment itself. What Congress can propose, Congress can alter, which is all we are proposing to do today. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).

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Jerry Nadler

Democratic · New York

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