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Peter Visclosky: I will not take the full 5 minutes, but I would just point out to all of my colleagues that we are on page 9 of a…

On the recordJune 10, 2015
I will not take the full 5 minutes, but I would just point out to all of my colleagues that we are on page 9 of a 163-page bill. This bill deals with the national security of this country. It contains $578,656,000,000, and we have already received two amendments that have been offered on the floor that were not made available to us. I would hope that this does not continue to be a practice during the coming debate on the remainder of the bill given the gravity of the bill, the subject matter, and the amendments, themselves. I would ask all of the Members to have the courtesy to make sure both the majority and the minority have their amendments in a timely fashion and, certainly, before we begin 5 minutes of debate on the floor of the House of Representatives. I would ask for that civility on behalf of all of the Members. I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Sablan
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Peter Visclosky
Indiana
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Jun 10, 2015

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