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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I have an amendment at the desk, No. 74. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2023
I have an amendment at the desk, No. 74. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 2, strike ``shall not provide'' and insert ``may not--''. Page 3, line 2, before ``for a total'' insert the following: ``(A) provide Page 3, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert ``; and''. Page 3, after line 5, insert the following: ``(B) include the lease of any land for oil or gas production to a company that has, within the previous decade, purchased an equity security of the company that is listed on a national securities exchange. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes in support of her amendment.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Jan 26, 2023

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