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On the recordDecember 2, 2021
for the record, I would object on behalf of anyone who is not here, and so the question is moot. If the Democrats really wanted all these nominees to go forward, maybe you should talk to the President about the fact that he caved in on Nord Stream 2 sanctions. I know the Senator from New Hampshire has been strong on that, but she could have stopped any single bill or nominee going forward by insisting that the President impose Nord Stream 2 sanctions. Now we are in a situation where all of Western Europe is hooked on German gas and Vladimir Putin is about to invade Ukraine, and the best we can get is stern words. So, yes, I would object on behalf of any Senator who is not present, and I don't even know what I am objecting to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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