Senate Proceeding on Apr 2nd, 2009 :: 6:32:35 to 6:34:35
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Kent Conrad: bond number 926, followed by coburn

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Speech By: James Inhofe

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James Inhofe: bennett number 954. the presiding officer: is there any objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. conrad: madamresident, that would take us next to the inhofe amendment, and if the senator would describe his amendment. mr. inhofe: madam

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James Inhofe: the presiding officer: the senate will senator from oklahoma is recognized. mr. inhofe: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that amendment number 742 be considered. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. inhofe: madam president, we have a problem out there that -- and this is one of the rare amendments that we're -- the presiding officer: the

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James Inhofe: clerk will report the amendment. proposed number the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: this is one of the rare amendments that we have that isn't going to cost anything. one of the problems we're having now is that 19 out of the last 22 years the unsuccessful in funding for the veterans health care.

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James Inhofe: in fact over the years, there's been a delay of averaging three months in the funding flow for the care of veterans. now, the -- this can be corrected. what this amendment does, it offers a solution by providing advanced appropriations for

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James Inhofe: veterans health care. it doesn't mean it cost. it means that it actually comes in and this is used in some other areas of government. in fact it's interesting that in october of 2008, then-senator obama sai provides funding for v.a. health care must be my administration will recom

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James Inhofe: passage of advanced appropriations legislation for this purpose.