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On the recordMarch 22, 2013
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of the amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To amend the reconciliation instruction to include instructions to the Committee on Finance to achieve the Budget's stated goal of $275 billion in mandatory health care savings) On page 50, line 1, after the number ``$975,000,000,000'' insert the following: ``and sufficient to reduce outlays by $275,000,000,000'' The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, there is now 2 minutes of debate. The Senator from Idaho.
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Mike Crapo
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