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On the recordJuly 7, 2016
When a unanimous consent request is made, is it not at the discretion of the gentleman controlling the time, the gentleman from Alabama, to agree to that request? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama has yielded time for debate only.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado

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