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Pelosi makes final plea for signature legislation

Source: The Hill

Washington : DC : USA | 4 months ago

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Pelosi addressed the chamber for two minutes after Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) spent over an hour in the chamber in a filibuster-like speech designed to delay the vote. Democrats had objected to Boehner's lengthy speech but House tradition allows leaders to speak beyond their...

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