Bernie Sanders: “I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2015

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1012 (Purpose: To strike more than $1.2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, preserving a critical source of comprehensive, affordable health and long-term care coverage for millions of otherwise uninsured low-income adults, parents, and seniors, including millions of nonelderly low- income adults in States that expanded Medicaid as part of health reform)

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Bernie Sanders

Independent · Vermont

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Mar 26, 2015

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