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On the recordSeptember 21, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the subject of my Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Alabama? There was no objection.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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