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On the recordJuly 20, 2017
I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Garrett), a member of the Homeland Security Committee.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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