Really? Review by an ethics committee that says that they can be paid off. We hadn't. It's just outrageous what's happened here. But in terms of The process which so violates. Violates what appropriations has done, it normally is the process where you get the four people involved that are the chairs and ranking members in the House and Senate and you have a sign off on the bills. First of all, that did not happen this time as well. And my Republican colleagues, or no, the Senate, the Senate chair, they just went forward and posted the bills without having sign off. (13:10–13:30)
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Asserts that the appropriations process was violated by not involving the usual chairs and ranking members.
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