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On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit? The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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