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On the recordJuly 7, 2011
Mr. President, I am told there is a bill at the desk due for a first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1340) to cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget.
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