Senate Committee Hearings: The “Minority Witness Rule”
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This report discusses the "minority witness rule." When a Senate committee, other than the Appropriations Committee, holds a hearing, the minority party members of the panel have the right to call witnesses of their choosing to testify during at least one day of that hearing.
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This report discusses the "minority witness rule." When a Senate committee, other than the Appropriations Committee, holds a hearing, the minority party members of the panel have the right to call witnesses of their choosing to testify during at least one day of that hearing.
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Davis, Christopher M.Senate Committee Hearings: The “Minority Witness Rule”,
report,
April 24, 2007;
Washington D.C..
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