House Leaders Want Names Off Bills: ; Delegates Spend Too Much Time Debating Who Will Be Listed, Kiss and Trump Say

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A long-simmering issue finally boiled over last week in the House of Delegates, but it had little to do with taxes, gay marriage or some other hot-button topic.

Instead, it stemmed from the frequent bouts of bickering that erupt when lawmakers in that chamber try to add or subtract their names as sponsors of particular pieces of legislation.

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House Leaders Want Names Off Bills: ; Delegates Spend Too Much Time Debating Who Will Be Listed, Kiss and Trump Say

"There is so much time and attention spent on deciding who's going to be on a bill and who wants to be taken off a bill," said House Minority Leader Charles Trump, R-Morgan. "It distracts attention and focus from the substance of the bill."

So, Trump and House Speaker B...

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