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Sarah Jones & Jason Easley's avatar

Nope. There is only one central feed controlled by the Speaker. That is why the coverage is always more interesting when there is no speaker elected, because without a Speaker C-SPAN can have as many cameras shooting as much as they want. When Johnson gaveled out and spoke to Green, the camera could cut to Green, but notice that when Johnson told Trump to resume his speech, Green's exit was not shown on TV.---Jason

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Nancy Kanzenbach's avatar

Why did the speaker have that option? I thought it was a joint address!

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Moving Joy Around's avatar

Because of the size of the chambers, any joint address happens in the house. This is the same when they count electoral votes etc…if it happens inside the house the speaker gets gavel privileges.

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Nancy Kanzenbach's avatar

I understand, it’s a bull💩 rule. But republicans were never known for fairness!

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