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On the recordOctober 20, 2011
they did offer, but they told us they didn't have the time to work it out. The fact is, these are life-threatening emergencies. If one person dies because we don't do this, it is on our hands. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. There is a 60-vote threshold on this vote. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Oct 20, 2011

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