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On the recordDecember 2, 2015
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 4125. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 542, the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Illinois.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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