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Lloyd Doggett: “You served both on the Intelligence Committee and on the Rules Committee. There is reason to authorize intelligence, but…”

On the recordJune 16, 2015
You served both on the Intelligence Committee and on the Rules Committee. There is reason to authorize intelligence, but am I correct it has nothing to do with this sneak attack to put in a postponement that has never been done in American history, where never has anyone sought to delay for 6 weeks the consideration of this bill that we are doing today; isn't that correct?
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Jun 16, 2015

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