How Congressional Debate Is Supposed to Work (And How It Really Works)

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How Congressional Debate Is Supposed to Work (And How It Really Works)

By David Hawkings

Posted January 4, 2018 at 6:24pm

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Do congressional debates ever really succeed in changing any minds? Senior editor David Hawkings explains the different forms of debate in the House and the Senate, and how they tend to have very little effect on legislation.

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