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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up Congresswoman Lofgren's H.R. 724, which would rescind President Trump's refugee ban on individuals, like the 30-year-old Iranian citizen who entered the U.S. to visit his family in San Francisco, then was detained and transferred to county jail. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would advise that all time has been yielded for the purpose of debate only. Does the gentleman from Washington yield for the purpose of this unanimous consent request?
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