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Rules Committee allows late substitution for Watson campaign-finance bill
Summary
On Jan. 20 the Rules Committee approved Senator Watson’s request to substitute a late Senate draft on corporate rights and campaign contributions with a more complete House draft and authorized printing so final tweaks can be made; committee members debated precedent and election-year constraints.
The Rules Committee on Jan. 20 voted to allow Senator Watson to substitute a late-filed Senate draft addressing corporate rights and campaign contributions with a more complete House draft and to proceed with printing so sponsors can be listed.
Watson told the committee that a late change in drafting direction left the Senate version incomplete and that she already has “the exact language” she wants to insert. “We could…
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