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On the recordMay 17, 2013
No, sir. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman does not yield. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry. Under the rules of the House, would it be possible if the gentleman would yield for that request that we could go to conference? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas would have to yield for any such request and the gentleman from Texas did not yield. Mr. McGOVERN. I think that says it all. I am happy to yield to the gentleman from Maryland.
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Pete Sessions
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