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On the recordFebruary 6, 2017
So the precedent going forward is that any Senator who discusses derogatory information that is a matter of public record, that may even include criminal behavior by a Senator who is a candidate for Executive appointment that requires advice and consent, is at risk of being sanctioned by this body by a simple partisan majority of this body under rule XIX if they raise those issues on the floor? The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is not necessary for a point of order to be raised under rule XIX, but if the point of order is raised, an opinion will be made and it is subject to a vote of the Senate in the manner previously described.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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