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On the recordJanuary 25, 2019
Reserving the right to objection, I do not intend to object, Mr. Speaker, but I hope the experience of the last 35 days has taught us that we should never repeat this exercise of shutting down government again. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation of objection is withdrawn. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from New York? The Chair hears none and, without objection, appoints the following conferees: Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Lee of California, Messrs. Cuellar, Aguilar, Ms. Granger, Messrs. Fleishmann, Graves of Georgia, and Palazzo. There was no objection. ____________________
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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Jan 25, 2019

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