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“It extends to making it possible for every New Yorker to take part in the things that make us human.”
“That’s what happens when you don’t plan, and when you don’t consult, and when you don’t have a clear direction.”
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On the recordMay 16, 2012
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to this closed rule to make in order the bipartisan Violence Against Women bill that passed the United States Senate with 68 votes as an amendment offered by Representative Conyers, Representative Moore, and Representative Lofgren. If the House passes that, it will proceed to President Obama's desk. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment in the Record, along with extraneous materials, immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado? There was no objection.
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