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On the recordMarch 26, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment to call up my amendments Nos. 346, 425, 426, 427, 442, and 810 en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendments are called up en bloc. The clerk will report the amendments by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins] proposes amendments numbered 346, 425, 426, 427, 442, and 810 en bloc. The amendments are as follows: amendment no. 346 (Purpose: To modify the deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting jobs in the United States through international trade to include the reauthorization or extension of trade adjustment assistance programs) On page 58, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: (4) reauthorizing or extending trade adjustment assistance programs; amendment no. 425 (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving retirement security) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING RETIREMENT SECURITY.…
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