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John Cornyn: “Reserving the right to object, can I kindly ask the assistant leader something, and this is a matter of accommodation.…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
Reserving the right to object, can I kindly ask the assistant leader something, and this is a matter of accommodation. We have two speakers on the Republican side and two on the Democratic side. Would he be amenable to entering into an order to lock in the order and go back and forth?
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Jan 23, 2012

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