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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 18, 2012
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 130, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $175,000,000)''. Page 153, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $175,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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govinfo.gov
Jul 18, 2012

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