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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
In that case, I will reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlelady from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) for a unanimous consent request. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 3824 to end the Republicans' refusal to extend unemployment benefits that protect over 26,000 workers in my State of Connecticut. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands that the gentleman from Oklahoma has not yielded for that purpose. Therefore, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. McGOVERN. I will be the last speaker on our side.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma
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Jan 15, 2014

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