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Pramila Jayapal: “I think the parliamentarian should be overruled. That is not unprecedented as you know. Hubert Humphrey did it in 1967…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2021
I think the parliamentarian should be overruled. That is not unprecedented as you know. Hubert Humphrey did it in 1967 and 1969. Roosevelt did it in 1975. These are certainly unprecedented times, where we could thank the parliamentarian for her opinion. It is an advisory opinion and then we could still include it in the minimum wage bill.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal supports overruling the parliamentarian's advisory opinion to include the minimum wage in the bill.

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