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On the recordJuly 7, 2016
As someone with a background in law enforcement and someone who lives with the damaging effects of what guns can cause every day, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, also to honor the memory of Doris Dooley, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of action on the House floor. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. The time of the gentleman from Rhode Island will be deducted from the gentleman from Colorado's time.
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Jim Langevin
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jul 7, 2016

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