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On the recordMay 8, 2012
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $13,500,000)''. Page 25, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $21,500,000)''. Page 30, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $9,000,000)''. Page 61, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $44,000,000)''. Page 63, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $38,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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May 8, 2012

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