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Tom Cole: “I noted that this was the most consequential change to the rules since the establishment of the modern committee system…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2022
I noted that this was the most consequential change to the rules since the establishment of the modern committee system in the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Cole highlights the significance of proxy voting changes made during the pandemic.

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