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    "id": 1224321,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "Therefore, failure of the Committee cannot be visited upon the House. The Standing Orders are very clear that upon expiry of that period, the House can proceed. It is incumbent upon the committee whose Bill has been committed to, to make sure that they act within the 30-days window. I will give you an example that I had the other day from the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture. A letter was written to me seeking my approval to extend the 30 days period. I dug through our Standing Orders and did not find anywhere where the Speaker has powers to extend the 30-day period. I would not want to exercise the power that I do not have. If you read the Section following the Standing Order that gives the 30 days, clearly after the 30 days, the House can proceed with the First Reading. If you want to neaten out as per your concern, it is a matter that must be through amendment of the Standing Orders. However, as the Standing Orders stand now, after the expiry of the 30 days, the House can proceed. Therefore, the committee has only those 30 days to do its work. Those are our Standing Orders and, as the Chair, I have no powers whatsoever to extend that period. It is a question that we grappled with at the Senate Business Committee (SBC) and when I was served with that particular letter. That is the position provided for under our Standing Orders. Proceed, Senate Majority Leader."
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