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Celeste Maloy: “A quorum is the minimum number of members needed to conduct…”

Featuring: Celeste Maloy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 2nd Congressional District

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Demystifying Congressional Jargon

Published | Video Starts at 01:43

For many religious Utahns, we hear the term quorum a lot. It's a familiar term, but Congress uses it a little differently. Like we do with most words, A quorum is the minimum number of members needed to conduct business. In normal English, it means enough people showed up for the meeting to count. Any of you who do anything parliamentary probably already know that. (01:43–01:47)

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