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Bobby Scott: “If ours is the position of the underlying bill, and they are trying to amend it, who has the right to close? The Acting…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2015
If ours is the position of the underlying bill, and they are trying to amend it, who has the right to close? The Acting CHAIR. A member of the committee controlling time in true opposition would have the right to close.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia
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Feb 26, 2015

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