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Steve Cohen: I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…

On the recordJuly 6, 2011
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 133, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $200,000,000)''. Page 161, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $200,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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Jul 6, 2011

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