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Nydia M. Velazquez: Bring up H.R. 724, which will rescind President Trump's refugee ban so that family members like Qassim Al Rawi, a…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Bring up H.R. 724, which will rescind President Trump's refugee ban so that family members like Qassim Al Rawi, a 69-year-old Iraqi national, will not be refused boarding on a flight to visit his U.S.-citizen family in the United States. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman's time has expired.
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Nydia M. Velazquez
New York
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govinfo.gov
Jan 31, 2017

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