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On the recordJune 3, 2011
When you look at what we are doing here today, the gentleman to the left got it wrong. The bottom line is that Members of the House of Representatives have a choice. They can do one of two or three things. They can vote for House Resolution 292, or they can vote for Concurrent Resolution 51. They can do both, or they can do neither. The fact of the matter is, to trivialize or to belittle the process we are undertaking on behalf of the American people ought to give us cause to pause and ask ourselves: Who is playing the games? We want the President of the United States to abide by the Constitution. You've heard Democrats and Republicans agree this morning on one clear fact: he didn't; and that's why we are here. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx).
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina
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Jun 3, 2011

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