I would ask the gentlewoman, is the thrust of this rule to give even more power to a Speaker who already has extraordinary power?
Lloyd Doggett: “I would ask the gentlewoman, is the thrust of this rule to give even more power to a Speaker who already has…”
On the recordJanuary 25, 1996
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Questioning the implications of a proposed rule on the Speaker's power.
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