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On the recordOctober 2, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, the clean CR, and go to conference on a budget so that we end this Republican government shutdown that is taking away nutritious foods from young children and mothers in the WIC program. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair has previously advised, that request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.
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Grace Meng
Democratic · New York

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