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On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
I hope we can, at the completion of the testimony today, move quickly forward to the vote on General Petraeus' nomination.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain expresses urgency for voting on General Petraeus' nomination.

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