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Pete Sessions: “I think it is particularly telling, I say to the Senator, because this is not like the circumstances we had when the…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2003
I think it is particularly telling, I say to the Senator, because this is not like the circumstances we had when the Democrats were in the majority and Senator Daschle called up the entire Agriculture bill, or the entire Energy bill, which were huge bills, under rule XIV, that had not been addressed in the committee. This bill had hearings in committee and we voted for it 12 to 7. There was only one basic change to the bill.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the legislative process and committee hearings related to a specific bill.

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