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On the recordDecember 4, 2013
I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Horsford moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1105 to the Committee on Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Page 2, line 17, strike the quotation marks and final period and insert after such line the following: ``(3) Protecting american jobs.--The exemption described under paragraph (1) shall only apply to an investment adviser providing investment advice to a fund that-- ``(A) does not own a controlling interest in a company that outsources American jobs to other countries; and ``(B) publicly reports on a quarterly basis the number of jobs eliminated at each company owned and controlled by the fund.''. Mr. HURT (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the motion be dispensed with. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Virginia? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Nevada is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.
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Steven Horsford
Democratic · Nevada
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Dec 4, 2013

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