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On the recordSeptember 6, 2017
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma
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Sep 6, 2017

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