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On the recordFebruary 2, 2012
This is a simple, bipartisan amendment, and we have voted on an identical amendment before, 63 yeas, 33 nays. My colleague, the Senator from Colorado, has been gracious enough to support this amendment. This is straightforward. We just need to know what we are doing when we do it. It requires the CRS to show us if we have duplicated anything before a bill comes before the Senate. I yield to my colleague from Colorado. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Colorado.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Congressional Record · 2012-02-02

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