At 4:05pm ET [some] Republicans on the floor of the House are asking where they might get a physical copy of the bill, in particular the 300-page amendment added in the middle of last night. They’d like to see what they are voting on before they are asked to vote.
The Chair doesn’t know, which may perhaps be understandable. But none of the Democratic sponsors spoke up to offer a copy or two to the Republicans.
UPDATE: After 10 minutes, Congressman Markey finally said it’s available on the Rules Committee website.
2D UPDATE: The House Majority Leader was granted one minute and talked for 14. Then at 5:33pm ET Minority Leader John Boehner was granted 2 minutes. It’s now 6:26pm ET and he’s still talking. He’s reading parts of the 309-page amendment.
3D UPDATE: After a very effective speech, Boehner finally stopped at 61 minutes. Congressman Waxman, who tried to stop Boehner after about 18 minutes, asked how much time Boehner consumed. The Congresswoman sitting in the Speaker’s chair (Ellen Tauscher) replied, “The gentleman used the customary amount of time yielded to the minority leader.”
4th UPDATE: Nancy Pelosi then talked for just two minutes, less than one of which was substantive. She just said that the bill was about “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!” Now a Republican replacement bill is being voted down.
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