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On the recordOctober 20, 2011
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 796. Under the previous order, the amendment requires 60 votes for adoption. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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