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Tom Coburn: I just want to continue the point related to this amendment, which is that the vast majority of the people I think in…

On the recordApril 6, 2000
I just want to continue the point related to this amendment, which is that the vast majority of the people I think in this House are going to want to increase this limit. The point the gentlewoman from California made is there is not enough money to go around if, in fact, we increase the limit. My reason for objecting is we ought to have a vote of the House if we are going to do that, and that was the purpose.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing an amendment related to increasing a financial limit in the House.

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