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On the recordJuly 13, 2011
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, strike line 3 and all that follows through line 8 on page 7. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 347, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.

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