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On the recordJune 20, 2012
Mr. President, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] moves to recommit the bill, S. 3240, to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry with instructions to report the same back to the Senate with a reduction in spending to 2008 levels so that overall spending shall not exceed $714,247,000,000. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate equally divided.
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