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GOP senator forces reading of 767-page amendment

From: The Washington Times | December 16, 2009 

A Republican senator is forcing Senate clerks to read aloud a 767-page amendment to the Democrats' health care overhaul bill that would establish a single-payer national health care system. Typically, lawmakers allow the required reading of legislation on the Senate floor to be waived, but not this time. A spokesman for Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma said Mr. Coburn objected to waiving the reading of Sen. Bernie Sanders' amendment to educate the public. "He believes a reading of the amendment would help the American people understand the competing approaches to reform," said John Hart, a spokesman for Mr. Coburn. He ...

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