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On the recordJuly 26, 2012
Then in preparing the correction for that, inadvertently two numbers were reversed in the number for the resolution. I don't have a Latin quote from Murphy's law, but I would say that it appears as though, in the attempt to make one correction, unfortunately, another mistake was made. It was purely clerical errors, no nefarious intent. We would like to move on in as expeditious a fashion as we possibly can because we know we and our colleagues are looking forward to a weekend of work at home, and we would like to move along and get this accomplished so we can get to the important work, the underlying bill.
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Virginia Foxx
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