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Suzanne Bonamici: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2017
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 31, after line 24, add the following new title (and update the table of contents accordingly): TITLE VI--EXEMPTIONS SEC. 601. EXEMPTION RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS. The provisions of this Act do not apply to any rule or set of rules prescribed by the Secretary of Education with respect to providing consumer protections for student loan borrowers. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 150, the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Oregon.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon
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Mar 1, 2017

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