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On the recordSeptember 6, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act, to protect Julia, who joined Teach For America and is a middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas, my hometown. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I know we have a new manager on the Republican side. Maybe he will yield for a unanimous consent request. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall) will control the time of the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole). There was no objection.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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