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Dr. Coburn offered the following amendments to offset the cost of S. 3457, the Veterans Job Corps Act of 2012:

Coburn amendment #2823 - To eliminate the financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions in order to offset the cost of the Veterans Job Corps Act. Additional background on this amendment, here.

Coburn amendment #2824 - would pay for the cost of the new Veterans Jobs Corp by eliminating billions of dollars in tax benefits for millionaires. Additional background on this amendment, here.

Coburn amendment #2826 - would require the Secretary of the VA and the Secretary of Labor to consolidate six veterans’ job training programs into one program and establish metrics for evaluating the program’s success. Additional background on this amendment, here.