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Roger Wicker: “Should the Burris amendment prevail on the Senate floor, where I will be moving to strike it, or should it prevail in…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2010
Should the Burris amendment prevail on the Senate floor, where I will be moving to strike it, or should it prevail in the House of Representatives, where there is no such provision, there is no telling how many abortions our already taxed personnel and already strained facilities would have to accommodate.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker expresses concern over the potential increase in military abortions and its impact on healthcare resources.

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