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On the recordJuly 18, 2018
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1001 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1001 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 119) expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. All points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution are waived. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution and preamble to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington is recognized for 1 hour.
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Dan Newhouse
Republican · Washington
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Jul 18, 2018

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