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Lawmakers introduce rule change to allow press on House floor with Speaker authorization
Summary
Rep. Mickelson introduced RS 32,118 to clarify that credentialed news media may be on the House floor during transacting of business unless the Speaker specifically denies authorization; sponsors said the change preserves transparency while leaving final access decisions to the Speaker.
Representative Mickelson presented RS 32,118, a revision to House rules that clarifies which media may be on the floor during transacting of House business. The text, Mickelson said, restores press access that some argued was inadvertently narrowed by prior language that used the word "only." He described the…
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