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On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
I call up Barrasso No. 181 and Hatch No. 179 and ask unanimous consent that they be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendments by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Wyoming [Mr. Enzi], for others, proposes amendments numbered 181 and 179 en bloc. The amendments are as follows: amendment no. 181 (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to strengthening Social Security and repealing Obamacare, which has increased health care costs, raised taxes on middle class families, reduced access to high-quality care, created disincentives for work, and caused tens of thousands of Americans to lose coverage they had and liked, and replacing Obamacare with patient-centered, step-by-step health reforms that provide access to quality, affordable private health care coverage for all Americans, including people with disabilities and chronic conditions, and their families, by increasing competition, State flexibility, and individual choice, and safeguarding consumer protections, such as a ban on lifetime limits, that Americans support) At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY AND REPEALING OBAMACARE.…
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Mike Enzi
Republican · Wyoming
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Jan 11, 2017

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