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On the recordMay 8, 2013
I ask for the yeas and nays on the Whitehouse amendment and urge its passage. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 803 offered by the Senator from Rhode Island, Mr. Whitehouse. The Senator from Rhode Island.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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