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Lloyd Doggett: “It was under police guard downstairs so that even Republicans, like Senator Rand Paul, couldn't get in and see the bill.…”

On the recordJune 21, 2017
It was under police guard downstairs so that even Republicans, like Senator Rand Paul, couldn't get in and see the bill. Then we have an all-night session without a single member of the Trump Administration coming to respond to questions about it, while every healthcare professional group that I have heard of opposed the bill, not letting any of those people come to a hearing. I just suggest that this is a breach of civility. That is a breach of respect. It is a breach of the democratic process which we are all about. That needs to be on the table and is as important as whether someone uses strong language here in the House.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Jun 21, 2017

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