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John Cornyn: I must confess when that bill was first considered by this body, I could not support it. It was always my hope that once…

On the recordNovember 18, 2003
I must confess when that bill was first considered by this body, I could not support it. It was always my hope that once it went through the conference committee it would be improved. Indeed, from what I know of the bill so far, it has been. But I am so far undecided on how to vote on the conference report.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the Medicare conference report during Senate floor debate.

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