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Jim McGovern: “Republican leaders sent everyone home before bringing these…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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And now, Madam Chair, there's a lot before us today, including two bills that we already considered three weeks ago. They are back on the agenda because Republican leaders sent everyone home before bringing these bills to the floor since they didn't have the votes to pass their own rule. So now we're doing it all over again. And then there are a few new things before us today. First, a budget proposal that. (00:35–00:43)

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Asserts that Republican leaders lacked votes to pass their own rule, causing a delay in bill consideration.

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