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On the recordJune 4, 2013
Well, Mr. President, I thank the chairman of the committee. I will double-check that with my staff. This excludes something that was in the bill, so I will have to look at what the old bill said to be able to concur with that. If that is the case, then there should not be any problem with accepting this amendment if, in fact, it is not complete because it is the intent of the authors--both the chair and the ranking member--that this limitation be a part of this farm bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Congressional Record · 2013-06-04

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