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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page…

On the recordJuly 26, 2011
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 14, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(decreased by $300,000)(increased by $300,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the District of Columbia is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jul 26, 2011

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