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On the recordNovember 19, 2019
on behalf of myself and Senator Cornyn, as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from consideration of S. 2710 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2710) to prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to proceeding to the measure? There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Nov 19, 2019

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