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On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3095 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Illinois [Mr. Durbin] proposes an amendment numbered 3095 to amendment No. 2953. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To increase funding for the Office of Science of the Department of Energy) On page 352, strike lines 17 through 21 and insert the following: ``(8) $5,423,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; ``(9) $5,808,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; ``(10) $6,220,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; ``(11) $6,661,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and ``(12) $7,134,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.
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Dick Durbin
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