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On the recordJune 20, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To limit subsidies for millionaires) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. Section 1001D(b)(2)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308 3a(b)(2)(A)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Limits.--'' and all that follows through ``clause (ii),'' and inserting ``Limits.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,''; and (2) by striking clause (ii).
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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