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

On the recordJuly 6, 2016
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 193, beginning on line 23, strike section 817. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 794, 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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