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On the recordMay 15, 2019
Madam Speaker, I would just note that, with respect to H.R. 5, we had regular order. H.R. 5, the Equality Act, went through the Committee on the Judiciary. It had a hearing, and then we also had a markup. This is a new process, apparently, since the last Congress. And then, of course, we had the Rules hearing last night. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier).
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Mary Gay Scanlon
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