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- The numbering is this: 109 (2006) H-House 27. This stands for Congress and year 109 (2006), then whether it was in the H-House, S-Senate, D-Daily Digest, or E-Ext. of Remarks, which is remarks that were submitted in paper, not verbalized on the floor, and finally page number (27).
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