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Igor Bobic

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4 Mar, 7 tweets, 1 min read

Just over one hour of reading of the covid bill, and we’re on page 45 of 628

At this pace, we’re looking at clerks finishing reading at about 4am

RonJohn is still in the chamber. It's possible he decides at some point to leave and say he made his point, allowing Dems to skip the reading. In the meantime, continue to #prayfortheclerks

Rick Scott appears to have relieved RonJohn. He spoke with a clerk briefly before leaving the floor

At 2 hours of covid bill reading, we're on page 102 of 628

The clerks are averaging 1 minute 20 seconds per page #prayfortheclerks

At 3 hours of bill reading, we’re at page 156 of 628

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