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Jeff Flake: “I have an amendment at the desk that is designated as No. 1. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The…”

On the recordJune 6, 2012
I have an amendment at the desk that is designated as No. 1. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made available by this Act (other than an amount required to be made available by a provision of law) is hereby reduced by 0.27260690084897576 percent. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, June 5, 2012, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona
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Jun 6, 2012

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