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On the recordAugust 1, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 15, a bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform bill to properly address the humanitarian crisis at our border. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands that the gentleman from Oklahoma has not yielded for that purpose. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 15, a bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform bill to properly address the humanitarian crisis at our border. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands that the gentleman from Oklahoma has not yielded for that purpose. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Ben Ray Lujaan) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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