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    "id": 774340,
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    "speaker_name": "February 21, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 31 The Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you. Sen. Olekina, Sen. Dullo was making was a general point on Bills for the good of the House. I remember, in the last Parliament – you were not with us here – but for those of us who were here, I was the Senate Majority Leader and we really struggled to convince the Executive that Bills should come to us. So, the point she is generally sending without, of course, trying to impinge on the legislative powers and discretion of the House, is that if there are things in the Bill that can be tackled through our Committee and without losing a Bill, that could be a better way than to just throw away Bills and then we go back to where we have come from. We really suffered. However, we have made tremendous progress and I think that now almost all Bills that should be coming here are coming as a matter of right without having to struggle. So, it was just a general comment but you are also right that if the Senate has made a decision, it must be respected. Debate cannot be opened unless through a Motion which is specifically approved by the Speaker."
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