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On the recordNovember 7, 2023
We need to uplift. We need to allow free speech. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands is no longer recognized.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands
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Nov 7, 2023

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