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On the recordJanuary 18, 2012
Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 515 and as the designee of the majority leader, I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Miller of Michigan). The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Reed moves that the House proceed to consider the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 98) relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012. {time} 1410 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3101A(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, the motion is not debatable. The question is on the motion. The motion was agreed to. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution. The text of the joint resolution is as follows: H.J. Res. 98 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as exercised pursuant to the certification under section 3101A(a) of title 31, United States Code. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…
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