The General Assembly may limit the time to be allowed to each speaker.

大会可限制每一发言者的发言时间。

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The choice of John perez to take over as the new speaker of California's state assembly later this month has been hailed as something of a breakthrough-but only because Mr Perez is openly gay.

选择john perez在本月晚些时候成为加州州参议院的新任发言人，这一决定曾被视为某种突破——只是因为他公开的同性恋身份。

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Sheldon Silver, the powerful Assembly speaker, is loth to sign the pledge.

强硬的州众议院议长谢尔顿•西尔弗则反对签署该项保证。

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Roberta Alma Anastase, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, Justin Koumba, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Congo, and Rajkeswur Purryag, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Mauritius, will participate in the opening ceremony.

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Late Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the leader of the Democrat-led Assembly, said the gun-control negotiations also included talks on strengthening Kendra's Law, a 1999 law that requires people court-ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment to comply with that treatment or risk a period of involuntary commitment.

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He said Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's chief concern was limiting damage to the Assembly not protecting staff from harassment.

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