I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside, and I call up amendment No. 2131, which is at the desk, and ask that it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Coburn], for himself, and Mr. Burr, proposes an amendment numbered 2131.
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