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=== Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) === | === Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) === | ||
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| + | *"Only in Washington will politicians find a way for three days to take less than seventy-two hours, but that's exactly what's House Republican leadership has done," said Rep. Gary Peters. " The American people were promised seventy-two hours to read and review bills before a vote, but instead Republicans are using a 'three day rule' that lets them rush through bills in far less time. If you say 72 hours, you should mean 72 hours, and this kind of political double-speak is why Americans feel Washington is out of touch." [http://peters.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=374 Statement by Rep. Peters], 4/15/2011 | ||
=== Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) === | === Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) === | ||
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Rhetoric around the 72 Hour Rule
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
- "What good is reading the bill if it's a thousand pages and you don't have two days and tow lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill." Journal Star, Not too much to ask from Congress, 8/1/2009
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI)
- "Only in Washington will politicians find a way for three days to take less than seventy-two hours, but that's exactly what's House Republican leadership has done," said Rep. Gary Peters. " The American people were promised seventy-two hours to read and review bills before a vote, but instead Republicans are using a 'three day rule' that lets them rush through bills in far less time. If you say 72 hours, you should mean 72 hours, and this kind of political double-speak is why Americans feel Washington is out of touch." Statement by Rep. Peters, 4/15/2011
