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On the recordMay 17, 2016
I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the rule with the self-executing language which undoes the committee language, in violation of regular order. Vote ``no'' on the rule. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1315
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado

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