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On the recordApril 10, 2013
I'm opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Garamendi moves to recommit the bill H.R. 678 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 3. MAKE IT IN AMERICA. Any lease of power privilege offered pursuant to this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall require, to the extent practicable, that all materials used for conduit hydropower generation be manufactured in the United States. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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