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On the recordMay 16, 2019
Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that my amendment be modified in the form that I have placed at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the modification. The Clerk read as follows: Modification to Amendment No. 20 printed in House Report No. 116-61 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following: Page 45, strike lines 20 through 24 and insert the following: (A) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: ``(C) facilitate enrollment, including with respect to individuals with limited English proficiency and individuals with chronic illnesses, in qualified health plans, State medicaid plans under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and State child health plans under title XXI of such Act; and''. Ms. ESCOBAR (during the reading). Mr. Chair, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Texas?

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