Tom Coburn: “I think the gentleman knows through our conversations that what my…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1999

I think the gentleman knows through our conversations that what my preference to do would be just to eliminate the emergency designation. However, the parliamentary rules prohibited both he or I from doing that very thing. I wanted to make that clear. My choice is not to eliminate the money but also to pay it.

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Tom Coburn

Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing the emergency designation and funding during a congressional debate.

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Tom Coburn: “I think the gentleman knows through our conversations that what my preference to do would be just to eliminate the…”

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