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Sheila Jackson Lee: I am pleading and asking unanimous consent that the House bring up H.R. 861, the clean Department of Homeland Security…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2015
I am pleading and asking unanimous consent that the House bring up H.R. 861, the clean Department of Homeland Security funding bill that, in this climate of terrorism, would keep the Department open so that it can carry out its mission of keeping the American people safe. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Feb 26, 2015

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