Yvette Clarke: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will…”

On the recordJune 19, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available to the Bureau of the Census by this Act may be used in the contravention of section 9 of title 13, United States Code. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 445, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Clarke) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.

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Yvette Clarke

Democratic · New York

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Jun 19, 2019

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