I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, lines 17 through 21, after each dollar amount, insert ``(reduced to $0)''. Page 6, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced to $0)''. Page 101, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $219,500,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kansas is recognized for 5 minutes.
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I thank the gentleman. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway). (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
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