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On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Sheree Barker, age 24, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of action on the House floor. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Michael F. Doyle) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.
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Ed Perlmutter
Democratic · Colorado

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