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MPs in a House of Commons committee passed a motion that calls on the federal government to launch ...

>> procedural motions. motions to table. motions to limit testimony to certain subjects. it doesnt matter. but the imposition of roll call votes will make this hearing boring and that in and of itself may be the goal. so watch for how often the republicans ask for roll call votes. >> and collins is an expert on house procedure. so that could occur. on the other hand, do they want to drag this out? do republicans really want to make this go on longer and longer and longer? i mean, thats an open q...

Under investigation poses a threat to our democracy. we have an obligation to respond to this threat, and we are doing so. >> now, republicans on the judiciary committee fought back today in the vote complaining about hillary clintons campaign calling robert muellers testimony a flop and falsely arguing democrats were violating house procedure with this vote. >> in the 206 years that this committee has sat it has never conducted an impeachment proceeding without first being authorized to do so b...

Talked about this with kasie hunt. theres a level of sort of about khanna here, obscure house procedure. what exactly happened. is it or was it before this house a violation of house rules for a member toll s say somethi that the president said was racist? is that a violation of how rules? >> my understanding is that was the ruling of the parliamentarian. but lets not let the arcane rules of the house distract us from whats really happening. we have the president, who has made blatant, racist tw...

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