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On the recordJuly 11, 2011
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $491,000,000)''. Page 33, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $491,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Vermont is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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Jul 11, 2011

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