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On the recordMay 28, 2019
I asked to be recognized before the gentleman objected. Do I not have precedence of recognition? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky objected to the request. ____________________
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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May 28, 2019

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