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On the recordMarch 12, 2014
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add, at the end of the bill, the following: (d) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act limits or otherwise affects the constitutional authority of the executive branch to exercise prosecutorial discretion. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 511, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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