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    "id": 1102773,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was really rushing back on account of the proceedings of the Committee of the Whole which met this morning. To show the significance of a Committee of the Whole and why we borrowed this procedure for purposes of the meeting this morning, it is important to know what happens when you have a Committee of the Whole. That is found in Part 22 of the Standing Orders and I will invite Mr. Speaker to look at it. However, just to emphasize the point, when the Committee of the Whole meets, it may not adjourn until it considers fully the matter that is placed before it. Standing Order No.177 states as follows: “When all matters referred to a Committee of the Whole have been considered, the chairperson shall be directed by Motion to report to the Senate.” This morning what actually we were asking the Chairperson--- I know the Clerk might be referring to the fact that the Committee of the Whole normally applies when you are dealing with Bills. However, I am saying that it is not for every reason that a Committee of the Whole House sits. It is important that the Committee of the Whole House--- I want to correct the Chairperson here because I saw in that report he is saying that he is the one who convened the Committee of the Whole. You do not have powers to convene a Committee of the Whole. There is no way you can do that. The Committee of the Whole can only be convened upon the resolution of the House over the direction of the Speaker. I want to say without doubt that if need be, we could even adjourn the House for 15 or 20 minutes so that a proper Motion or report is put before the House for discussion. This is a matter, if we leave it today without talking about it fully then we will not be fulfilling our mandate to the people. Even where I was in the last one hour the question that people were asking me constantly was: What are you doing about this increase of fuel and the burden that it is placing on the ordinary people? Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was said that taxation without representation is equal to tyranny. However, I want to say that when people are overtaxed it is like slavery. It is enslavement what we are doing to the people of this country. I would request that if it is possible we adjourn for 20 or 30 minutes so that we bring a proper report with resolutions. This is a matter that we cannot discuss generally."
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