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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as…

On the recordJuly 6, 2016
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike sections 402, 405(b), 406, 407, and 408. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 803, the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jul 6, 2016

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