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John Bel Edwards: if no Member of the House objected to this amendment, if we accepted this amendment on a bipartisan basis, is there…

On the recordJune 29, 2005
if no Member of the House objected to this amendment, if we accepted this amendment on a bipartisan basis, is there anything that would prohibit this amendment from becoming part of this appropriation bill, if no Member of the House objected, if on a bipartisan basis we accepted it? The CHAIRMAN. If the gentleman's amendment were not to induce a point of order, it would come to a vote.
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John Bel Edwards
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