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On the recordDecember 16, 2010
Under the rules of the House, going back to the Thomas Jefferson rules of the House, as adopted by this majority in this term, someone in opposition to a bill is always given the right to claim time. So I am asking the parliamentary inquiry if that is now the case, or if that rule--the standing rule--is not going to be allowed at this time? The CHAIR. The gentleman's premise is incorrect.
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Louie Gohmert
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