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NEWS: UAPDA still alive at US Capitol: "It will probably happen in the Rules process," Burlison says

Caught our ear: “It will probably happen in the committee, in the Rules process,” Burlison tells us.* *Impromptu Rules Primer: The Speaker controls the House by controlling the Rules Committee, which currently has 9 Republican members compared to a mere 4 for Democrats. Because there are 435 members of the House, no bill comes to the floor without an agreed-upon number of amendments for the entire House to vote on, along with a set amount of debate time divided between Republicans and Democra...