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On the recordJune 20, 2012
Mr. President, I call up the pending amendment No. 2293. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Coburn] proposes an amendment numbered 2293.
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Tom Coburn
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