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On the recordJune 2, 2015
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are revised by reducing the aggregate amount made available for ``Federal Prison System--Salaries and Expenses'', and by increasing the amount made available for ``Office of Justice Programs--Juvenile Justice Programs'' for youth mentoring grants, by $155,900,000. Mr. RICHMOND (during the reading). Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Louisiana?
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Cedric Richmond
Democratic · Louisiana

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