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                 MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--H.R. 2356

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I understand H.R. 2356, which was just 
received from the House, is at the desk. I ask for its first reading.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill for the first 
time.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2356) to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now ask for its second reading and object 
to my own request on behalf of my colleagues on the Republican side of 
the aisle.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will receive its second reading on 
the next legislative day.

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