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Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries).

Mr. Chair, the amendment doesn't do anything. It simply says funds in the bill can't be used to prevent voluntary disclosures. The administration is already doing this. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

To my distinguished colleague from Arkansas (Mr. Womack): I so appreciate your promptness that we run on your subcommittee, I was just giving you the promptness through this process. So that is why I was allowing you to use the time you…

Mr. Chair, as I said, we are not debating the merits of the amendment. It is just not appropriate in this bill, period. Mr. Chair, I oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.