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Steve Stivers: Before I close, I would like to urge my colleague from Colorado to use his 5 legislative days to ensure the…

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
Before I close, I would like to urge my colleague from Colorado to use his 5 legislative days to ensure the Congressional Record does appropriately say it is a miner act--M-I-N-E- R instead of M-I-N-O-R act--where he said it was a minor act. I think that is a very important distinction, and it is a distinction with a difference. He made the statement earlier, so I hope he does use his 5 legislative days to correct the Record on that. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the rule and the underlying bill. The material previously referred to by Mr. Polis is as follows: An Amendment to H. Res. 640 Offered by Mr. Polis At the end of the resolution, add the following new section: Sec. 3. It shall not be in order to consider a motion that the House adjourn on the legislative day of March 23, 2016, unless the House has adopted a concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the United States government for fiscal year 2017. ____ The Vote on the Previous Question: What It Really Means This vote, the vote on whether to order the previous question on a special rule, is not merely a procedural vote. A vote against ordering the previous question is a vote against the Republican majority agenda and a vote to allow the Democratic minority to offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about what the House should be debating. Mr.…
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Mar 15, 2016

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