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On the recordJune 22, 2011
I want to say thank you very much to Chairman John Kerry for his work on this. I also want to thank the others who helped work on it. I know other Senators did, in addition to Senator McCain. On our side, I know Senator Durbin, Senator Cardin, and others had a lot to say. This is important. I so appreciate the Senator's willingness and his staff's willingness to work with us, because words matter, intent matters, and I think we have cleared it up. I am feeling a lot better about this resolution. I yield back my time to Senator Kerry. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California
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