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Tom Coburn: I will speak for a short time and then give my colleague from Minnesota a chance to finish, even though he opposes my…

On the recordOctober 6, 2005
I will speak for a short time and then give my colleague from Minnesota a chance to finish, even though he opposes my amendment. The Pentagon has the ability to set that transaction fee on a per basis. They will be able to still fund it. If there ends up being a million people this next year and they charge $30 per fund, they will get $30 million out of it. The point is, the Pentagon has the flexibility to do it that way. I yield the remainder of my time to the Senator from Minnesota.
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Tom Coburn
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