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On the recordAugust 2, 2022
Madam President, I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5376) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. The PRESIDING OFFICER. I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard. The bill will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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