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On the recordFebruary 13, 2020
Madam Speaker, I appeal the decision of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The terms of House Resolution 842 are unambiguous and so, consistent with the ruling of the Chair on September 16, 1977, to permit an appeal in this case would be tantamount to permitting a direct change in that resolution. As such, the Chair has not issued an appealable ruling, and the Chair will put the question on passage of the joint resolution.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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