I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 131, line 25, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000,000)''. Page 161, line 12, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(increased by $5,000,000,000)''. Ms. LEE (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.
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