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On the recordJuly 11, 2013
He did do that. He explained to the American public, presumably who is watching this, Mr. Speaker, as to the framework from which he was speaking, that of representing a large group of Hispanic Americans, who have a large number of Representatives in this body. Can he not explain that he is the person from Maryland, for instance, or the person from some other State? The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, the gentleman engaged in embellishment. {time} 1015 Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks) for a unanimous consent request.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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Jul 11, 2013

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