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On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote for amendment No. 20. What this amendment does is to protect Medicare and Medicaid in a way that will help millions of people in our country, and it comports with President-Elect Trump's promise to protect Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid. So I urge my colleagues to vote for amendment No. 20. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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