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On the recordFebruary 26, 2015
Further parliamentary inquiry. Since we are 2 days away from the Department of Homeland Security shutting down, compromising the ability of the Border Patrol, the TSA, and the Coast Guard, who does have the authority to call up H.R. 861, the Department of Homeland Security funding bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not issue an advisory opinion.
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
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govinfo.gov
Feb 26, 2015

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