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1300 page Cap and Trade bill given to Congress YESTERDAY
For vote today. Add on to that the fact that an amendment was placed on the bill at around 3am Friday.
OK, lets put aside the fact that it is beyond rediculous that there should be a vote 24 hours after a 1300+ pg doc is submitted (THERE IS NO WAY YOU READ WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON). And let's pretend you didn't toss in a 300 plus page addition to it. So, shouldn't we be concerned as citizens when are very leaders in Washington do not want people to take the time to read it on the floor?????
Rep. Boehner Reads From 300-Page Amendment to Climate Bill, Delaying Vote - Political News - FOXNews.com
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After delivering a few preliminary remarks, Boehner donned a pair of reading glasses and began leafing through a gigantic, white binder. At that point, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., asked the chair if Boehner was allowed to spend so much time reading the legislation aloud.
"I know we have this magic minute that gives leaders a lot of extra time to speak. But I'm just wondering if there is some limit under the rules on the time that a leader may take, even though the time yielded was not 20 or 30 minutes?" Waxman asked.
Waxman also wondered if any "historical records would be broken" by Boehner reading part of the bill and queried whether the tactic was "an attempt to try to get some people to leave on a close vote?"
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