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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 724, which would rescind President Trump's misguided refugee ban. Scheduled to arrive today in Toledo from war-torn Iraq was a fully vetted mother and her three young daughters, one of whom is less than a year old. They are forced to remain in Tunisia with their futures very uncertain. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, that unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida.
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