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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment…

On the recordJuly 18, 2018
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 86 will not be offered. Amendment No. 87 Offered by Mr. McHenry The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 87 printed in House Report 115-830. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the United States Postal Service to-- (1) implement any approach in the report of the Office of Inspector General of the Postal Service on May 21, 2015, entitled ``The Road Ahead for Postal Financial Services''; or (2) carry out any pilot project pursuant to the report. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 996, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McHenry) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is very simple. It would bar the United States Postal Service from expanding on its current offerings of financial services and banking products. I think it is important that the Postal Service focus on its core business of delivering the mail.…
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jul 18, 2018

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