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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 2117. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Nugent). Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from North Carolina? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 563 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 2117. {time} 1325 In the Committee of the Whole Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2117) to prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, with Mrs. Miller of Michigan in the chair. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time. The gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) and the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller) each will control 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina.
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Virginia Foxx
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