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“let me take a moment to explain what has happened. I offered the substitute amendment to include versions of the Energy and Water, Financial Services, and State/Foreign Ops appropriations bills that the Senate Appropriations Committee, on a bipartisan basis, had reported. Senator Menendez then raised a point of order against that substitute amendment. He had a right to do that. Senator Menendez has explained he objects to provisions of the committee-reported Financial Services bill that were linked to Cuba. That has been underscored by my friend Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, and my friend Marco Rubio from Florida. The amendment I just offered is exactly the same as my last substitute amendment in the last minibus, except that it does not include the Cuba-related provisions to which Senator Menendez objected. It deletes sections 620 and 624 of the Financial Services bill reported to the Senate. I hope this amendment can give us the basis to move forward on this bill. Amendment No. 957 Mr. President, I have a substitute amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 957.”