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    "id": 903231,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 12 says- ―The Joint Committee shall prepare a report to the Speakers requesting Parliament to refer the Bill to the Supreme Court for advisory opinion on the matter.‖ That might be a first for us. It will save us from proceeding with the many Bills. At one point, we thought this was some sort of strategy to kill the Senate or make it look very inefficient because no Bills were coming from it. Over 90 Bills went and got stuck at the National Assembly. However, I am happy that in the 12th Parliament, many of these Bills are coming back and are being debated. However, it makes it so difficult to pass a Bill because we are caught up within a specific administrative issue that could have been solved earlier. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think our promise lies with the joint Committee and signing the certificate of joint concurrence. By signing the certificate as provided in Clause 15, the Speakers will not say that they have not participated. As we move on to build this Bill, we need to begin to understand the psyche of the Speakers and feelings of Members of the Senate and those of the National Assembly. We need to begin thinking about what they may bring up as stumbling blocks. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when this Bill was initiated, I heard Members from the National Assembly complaining, because this was finally going to address an issue a key issue. They were asking what sort of a Bill we were bringing up. I am happy that this is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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