Marsha Blackburn: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will…”

On the recordMay 29, 2014

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for operation, renovation, or construction at Thomson Correctional Facility in Illinois. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Tennessee.

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Marsha Blackburn

Republican · Tennessee

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May 29, 2014

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