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Mary Gay Scanlon: There are many issues that we should be dealing with here. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer…

On the recordMarch 23, 2023
There are many issues that we should be dealing with here. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide for consideration of a resolution that states the House's unyielding responsibility to defend and preserve Social Security and Medicare for generations to come and to affirm that it is the position of the House to reject any cuts to these vital programs. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment in the Record, along with extraneous material, immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania? There was no objection.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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Mar 23, 2023

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