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On the recordApril 18, 2007
I was reluctant to do this, but I am going to refer to a couple of votes of the Senator from Oklahoma. His amendment was to sunset the entire Department of Homeland Security. Also, on two separate occasions he voted against pay-as-you-go requiring 50 votes. Here are two different rollcalls where the Senator's vote would have made the difference.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing votes by a Senator from Oklahoma regarding the Department of Homeland Security and fiscal policy.

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