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    "id": 993047,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to thank you for that detailed ruling on this matter and basically say that I support it. These are difficult times. These are moments that we need innovation. I suspect that there will be more questions on other details about how we, for example, include those places we are calling from or sending messages from, to be part and parcel of the precincts of Parliament or how we make it look like we are actually within Parliament when we are away. So, as we think about the detailed aspects of how we are going to be voting under these circumstances, I suspect that we might need to do more consultations. I am not very sure that we should be spending so much time answering the Leader of Majority from the other House because I think it is already mischief; the fact that these questions would have been asked. As we look at our own House here, with our difficulties and our own special situation where we vote in delegations, we must look at our own situation because as you say, which I agree, the Houses are different in terms of how they are made up and how they vote. We vote by delegations, they vote differently. I stand to support, as we work on the details, for us to be able to agree on how to vote. I was thinking that if, for example, on our side somebody writes a letter and signs and says: “you are going to vote for me,” I would agree. We are not doing proxy voting. We are simply communicating the vote. As you have ruled and it is a very big ruling, I will look at the details. I agree with you that things are different, and we are going to have to look at various aspects of this COVID-19 situation; how we are going to survive around it and, of course, make sure that we are not breaking any laws and we are not contravening our Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura raised the issue, and we should just continue to explain to our Members in communication, so that it is easy for all of us to agree that things are different, and we can support this kind of decision. Thank you."
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