I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 513, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 514, line 11. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, 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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