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Steve Cohen: I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page…

On the recordJuly 6, 2011
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 135, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,000,000,000)''. Page 161, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $4,000,000,000)''. Mr. COHEN (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to waive the reading. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Tennessee?
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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Jul 6, 2011

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