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Word: rulesâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1926-1926
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...Congressman angling to get a fine building for his community. It was recognized that the President would never sanction an old-fashioned pork barrell bill, and since many buildings are badly needed this bill was passed with Administration approval. It was passed by a parliamentary maneuver?suspension of the rules???which prevented the offering of amendments and cut down debate to less than an hour but required a two-thirds vote for passage. In Washington it is planned to build offices for the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Department of Agriculture and a repository for the national archives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: The Legislative Week Mar. 1, 1926 | 3/1/1926 | See Source »

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