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On the recordOctober 3, 2013
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, the clean CR, and go to conference on a budget so that we end this Republican government shutdown that is undermining our national security by leaving more than 70 percent of the CIA furloughed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. As the Chair previously advised, the request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.
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Marc Veasey
Democratic · Texas

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