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On the recordAugust 1, 2014
A parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will yield for a moment. There is no requirement that a unanimous consent request be timely. The House can consent unanimously to any course of action. I am asking the House to consent unanimously to striking these particular words from the Congressional Record. There is no requirement under the House rules that it be done contemporaneously, that is, of taking down the words of today. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has stated a unanimous consent request, and there has been an objection.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Aug 1, 2014

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