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Bernie Sanders: I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 881, which is at the desk. The…

On the recordMarch 26, 2015
I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 881, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Sanders], for himself and Mrs. Murray, proposes an amendment numbered 881. =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S1982, March 26, 2015, in the second column, the following language appears: . . .[Mr. SANDERS] proposes. . . The online Record has been corrected to read: . . .[Mr. SANDERS], for himself and Mrs. Murray, proposes. . . ========================= END NOTE ========================= The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting a substantial increase in the minimum wage) At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROMOTING A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE.…
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Mar 26, 2015

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