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    "id": 1224312,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "nothing in our Standing Orders that bars debate on Second Reading on any Bill in the absence of a report of a committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have argued before on this Floor that this issue of committee reports and Second Reading is a chicken-and-egg situation. Many are the times when Members read through the committee report, which projects their thinking to a particular direction, yet if you want to hear an adulterated opinion of Members on what they plainly think about a particular issue, then that is the time the committee needs to sit down and listen to the debate; take into consideration the view of the Members and, perhaps, include them in their final findings when they present a report to this House that will guide us when we go to Third Reading. Therefore, I request that we stick to the statutory 30-day period that is provided by our Standing Orders. As I have enumerated above, our legislative agenda is beginning to get heavy. It would be necessary for the Senate to expeditiously conclude on these Bills within the Second Session. I, therefore, urge the respective Movers to be available in the Senate whenever these Bills are scheduled in the Order Paper. I also urge respective Standing Committees---"
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