The statute itself, however, contains an absolute bar to any award to a whistleblower convicted of a crime.

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From the fourth session onward, the bar is lowered to an absolute majority, equal to 504 votes.

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And that includes taking care of our remarkable men and women in uniform and their families and keeping our military the absolute best in the world -- bar none.

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