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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Can I finish? I let you talk. Now I think I have a turn. I don't have a legal degree, my friend has. It is common sense. It seems to me it is a question of fairness. Those of us who are responsible for keeping this government open-- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator's time has expired.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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