I yield myself 15 seconds. I would just remind the gentleman that if we had a clean CR, the troops would also be taken care of, and a clean CR would be signed into law by the President of the United States so it would be effective. What is being proposed today will be vetoed. The President has already sent a statement. I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) who is a distinguished member of this institution.
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