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On the recordOctober 8, 2015
I thank the Chair. So I would say to my friends on the other side, if you want to have a say about nuclear waste, about nuclear defense, about National Laboratories, about flood control, about waterways, and about locks and dams, then vote yes, because that will give you a say and you will be doing your job. Voting no sets a dangerous precedent for the Senate that says we are not interested in doing our job on appropriations. I thank the Chair, and I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.
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Heidi Alexander
Labour Party

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