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David Obey: “What the gentleman from Minnesota is asserting is that the minority should not be allowed to offer a legitimate…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2003
What the gentleman from Minnesota is asserting is that the minority should not be allowed to offer a legitimate amendment because the majority did not fulfill its responsibilities to abide by certain provisions of the Budget Act and by the timetable of that act. I find that highly objectionable especially since the Committee on Rules has already waived the requirement as far as the majority party is concerned. It seems to me that the House rules certainly ought to allow the minority the same privilege that the majority has arranged by rule.
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David Obey
Wisconsin
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the rights of the minority in relation to the Budget Act during a House debate.

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