Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of James ``JJ'' Hurtado, a victim of gun violence killed at age 14 in Hermiston, Oregon, by his mother's ex-boyfriend, who never received a moment of silence or moment of action on the House floor. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. Time consumed by the gentleman from Oregon will be deducted from the gentleman from Massachusetts' time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. Esty) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.
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