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On the recordJuly 17, 2018
I want to personally thank Chairman Calvert as well as Ranking Member McCollum for working closely with me on this amendment. Madam Chair, I urge all my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Alabama (Ms. Sewell). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 printed in House Report 115-830.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama
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Jul 17, 2018

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