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On the recordMarch 14, 2018
I am in its present form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Connolly moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1116 to the Committee on Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Page 3, line 22, insert ``, unless such tailoring is done at the request of and for the personal gain of the President, his or her immediate family members, or senior Executive Branch officials who are required to file annual financial disclosure forms, or is otherwise determined inappropriate by the appropriate Federal financial regulator'' before the period at the end. Mr. CONNOLLY (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Virginia? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia
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Mar 14, 2018

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