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She's barely comprehensible and monotonous besides. Nobody in that room is listening to her anymore. All three people in the frame behind her are looking at a screen.

Ridiculous.

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My understanding was that her reading could have been avoided if a member who opposed the bill removed their objection. Basically, this was a way to stall progress on the bill and nothing more. No one was meant to really listen, I think.

On an unrelated note, today I discovered I definitely do not have the patience for congress.

I have finally found a useful purpose "Decrease speed" option in VLC. It actually works, I can hear what she says (she sounds drunk, but that's another matter). It's not very interesting though. Is she just reading through the entire act?

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