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On the recordJune 11, 2014
I am going to yield to Senator McCain in a moment, but before I do that, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions and section 4(g)(3) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, I move to waive all applicable sections of those acts and applicable budget resolutions for purposes of the pending bill, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, how much time remains on both sides? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona has 4 minutes, the Senator from Vermont has 10 minutes. Mr. McCAIN. Does the Senator from Vermont want to go ahead?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Jun 11, 2014

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