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On the recordSeptember 6, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act, to protect Fatima, whose young brothers-- exceptional soccer talents in Montgomery County, Maryland--were deported over a great public protest just last month. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Nolan) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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