Well, I am truly sorry we can't make as much progress on this bill tonight as I had hoped we would be able to make, but I find some of the reasons for that to be quite interesting. And, Madam Chairman, I am going to ask unanimous consent that we might move to another amendment by Mr. Melancon at the end of the bill.
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