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Steve Cohen: “I would just continue to urge a ``no'' vote. You don't have to be woke. You just don't have to be asleep. Mr. Chairman…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2023
I would just continue to urge a ``no'' vote. You don't have to be woke. You just don't have to be asleep. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Miller). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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govinfo.gov
Jul 19, 2023

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