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Rob Portman: “No. It does not. What happens then, if Congress chooses, Congress may, by a majority vote, waive that point of order.…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1995
No. It does not. What happens then, if Congress chooses, Congress may, by a majority vote, waive that point of order. But it forces us to face the issue.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Discussing procedural rules in Congress.

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