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Bill Lee: The lack of a debate is a disgrace. But you know what? There are some of us here who are not going to be gagged. There…

On the recordJanuary 5, 2017
The lack of a debate is a disgrace. But you know what? There are some of us here who are not going to be gagged. There are some of here who are going to speak our mind, and there are some of us here who are going to put forth our views. That is our constitutional responsibility. We have the right to debate, whether you agree or disagree. It is really, really a very sad day for our democracy when bills like this come to the floor with rules like this which don't allow debate. I urge a ``no'' vote.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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Jan 5, 2017

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