Is it in order to amend the underlying bill and the rule that currently provides for billions in subsidies to corporate farms while children and families go hungry, school lunch programs are decimated, and Meals on Wheels is taken from the disabled and senior citizens? The SPEAKER pro tempore. An amendment to the rule could be offered only if its manager yields for that purpose. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Scott) for a unanimous consent request.
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