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On the recordSeptember 18, 2024
I believe that if we have a strict germaneness rule, no matter who the Speaker is, it makes that Speaker more powerful vis-a-vis the Senate.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith argues that a strict germaneness rule would empower the Speaker against Senate amendments.

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