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Ruben Gallego: “This is the longest time that Houseman has been out of…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 02:39

And you don't need an act of Congress for that to happen because they're already on it. And I was. I was in the room. With all you blocking her then. I'm not blocking her. I just. This is the longest time that Houseman has been out of session. That's not in a regular August session. This is the longest time it's taken for someone to be sworn in. And it all happens to coincide with the fact that she's going to be the deciding vote on the discharge. (02:39–02:45)

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Asserts that the House has been out of session for an unusually long period outside of a regular August recess.

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