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Joe Barton: My understanding, in general debate, the majority, or proponents, have 30 minutes, and then the opponents have 30…

On the recordOctober 9, 2015
My understanding, in general debate, the majority, or proponents, have 30 minutes, and then the opponents have 30 minutes; is that correct? The CHAIR. On this bill, yes, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce each control 30 minutes.
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Joe Barton
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Oct 9, 2015

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