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Harry Reid: “There are two bills at the desk for a second reading, I am told. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will state…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2011
There are two bills at the desk for a second reading, I am told. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will state the bills by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 674) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purpose of determining eligibility for certain healthcare- related programs, and for other purposes. A bill (S. 1769) to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Nov 1, 2011

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