Mr. President, I congratulate the Presiding Officer on his election and welcome him to the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thank you.
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Madam President, I want to thank the Senator from Oregon very much. He gets it. We are united on this. We hope our colleagues hear our plea that if we can get rid of this rider, we will have a magnificent bill that was worked on by so…
Madam President, I yield such time as he may consume to Senator Merkley. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.
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