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Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 24 minutes remaining.

Mr. Chair, this amendment would cut funding for the Office of Civil Rights at USDA by an additional 19 percent. The bill already guts funding for USDA. Any further cuts would just make a bad bill worse. The Office of Civil Rights at USDA…

Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 81 Offered by Mr. Burlison The Acting CHAIR. It…

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The amendment would cut funding for the Office of the Chief Economist by an additional 46 percent. That is almost half. The Office of the Chief Economist provides advice and counsel…