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Speech or Debate Clause

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From 383 U.S. 169 - United States v. Johnson · 1966Most cited · 880 citing opinions

the privilege should be read broadly, to include not only words spoken in debate, but anything generally done in a session of the House by one of its members in relation to the business before it