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Sheila Jackson Lee: Today I join with the resolve of the Deputy Attorney General, and I ask unanimous consent for the SOLVE Act, and ask…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Today I join with the resolve of the Deputy Attorney General, and I ask unanimous consent for the SOLVE Act, and ask unanimous consent for H.R. 724 and H.R. 735, the USA Values Act, all dealing with banning and repealing and rescinding, now, the unconstitutional executive order on banning Muslims. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Collins of New York). Any such unanimous consent request has not been cleared. The gentlewoman's time has expired. ____________________
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Jan 31, 2017

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