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Tom Coburn: let me say, first of all, I voted for the bill when it left here with the hope that we could accomplish something. We…

On the recordJuly 31, 2014
let me say, first of all, I voted for the bill when it left here with the hope that we could accomplish something. We did accomplish some things. But it came back with $12 billion unpaid for. Because of that, I raise a point of order against the emergency designation provision contained in section 8803(b) of the conference report for H.R. 3230, the Veterans' Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 pursuant to section 403(e)(1) of the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution, S. Con. Res. 13. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Jul 31, 2014

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