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On the recordNovember 15, 2023
on behalf of Senator Klobuchar, I call up her motion to instruct the conferees. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed], for Ms. Klobuchar, moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to insist that the final conference report include provisions to provide stability and support, including a pathway to permanent residency, for eligible Afghan individuals in the United States, provided that such stability and support does not endanger United States citizens or the national security of the United States, and to provide additional support for certain at-risk Afghan allies abroad, provided that such support would not negatively impact the safety and security of Afghans who were employed by or on behalf of the United States.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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