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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 11, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $500,000)''. Page 11, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $500,000)''. Ms. SPEIER (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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