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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Like my friend, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER…

On the recordJune 15, 2021
Like my friend, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1703, as amended. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jun 15, 2021

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