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John Cornyn: “We had one vote, I think, three years ago on the defense…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 10:14

I've been working for years to try to make sure that we have this provision in the Defense Authorization bill. We had one vote, I think, three years ago on the defense authorization bill. It was 92 to 6. So this is a bipartisan concern, as it should be. But for one reason or another, every time a bill comes across from the House through a conference, this provision seems to drop out. (10:14–10:21)

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Asserts that a vote on the defense authorization bill three years ago resulted in a 92 to 6 outcome.

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