A lot of my colleagues have made unanimous consent requests. I, too, would like to make a unanimous consent request, and I yield to myself for that purpose. I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up H.R. 861, the clean Department of Homeland Security funding bill that would ensure that Border Patrol agents, TSA screeners, Coast Guard members, and Secret Service agents would continue to be paid for protecting the American people. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. {time} 1345 Parliamentary Inquiries
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