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On the recordJuly 27, 2023
I call up my amendment No. 1078 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Schatz], for himself and Ms. Murkowski, proposes an amendment numbered 1078. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 2 minutes for debate, equally divided, before the vote on the Schatz amendment No. 1078.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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