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On the recordJuly 11, 2011
Mr. President, I have a motion to commit the bill with instructions, which is also at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to commit the bill (S. 1323) to the Committee on Finance, with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment numbered 531. The amendment is as follows: On page 2, line 10, after ``deficit'' strike all that follows and insert the following: ``(1) should require that those earning $1,000,000 or more per year make a more meaningful contribution to the deficit reduction effort; and (2) should not end Medicare as we know it.''
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Harry Reid
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