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Gerry Connolly: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

On the recordMay 17, 2012
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 542, after line 19, insert the following: ``(3) A certification of the Secretary of Defense that the Government of Pakistan-- ``(A) has opened the Ground Lines of Communication; ``(B) is allowing the transit of NATO supplies through Pakistan into Afghanistan; and ``(C) is supporting retrograde of United States equipment out of Afghanistan.''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 661, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia
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May 17, 2012

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