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On the recordJune 18, 2014
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $500,000)''. Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $500,000)''. Page 33, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $500,000)''. Ms. JACKSON LEE (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Texas? There was no objection.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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