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On the recordJuly 7, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan King-Thompson expanded backgrounds checks legislation, to honor the memory of Juan Ramon Guerrero, a victim of gun violence who never received either a moment of silence or a moment of action on this House floor. We ask Speaker Ryan to allow the vote. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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