Henry Cuellar: “We saw the 911 rules just come into play.”

“Well, you know, first of all, what we just saw right now, ouster of a Speaker, is just historic, number one. Number two, We saw the 911 rules just come into play. That is, at the beginning of the session, the speaker leaves an envelope with a name that would take over just to preside to decide who the next speaker will be.” (00:46–00:50)

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