considering the historical importance of this vote today and the precedent we will set for decades to come, would it be within the rules of the House for me at this time to ask unanimous consent that each Member of this House, who feels in his or her conscience that he or she would want to speak for 2 minutes on this issue, be allowed that opportunity as they try to represent the 560,000 people in their district? The SPEAKER
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