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On the recordSeptember 21, 2020
Would you share the time remaining, please. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas has 8 minutes remaining. The gentleman from North Dakota has 16 minutes remaining.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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