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On the recordJune 21, 2011
We are prepared to yield back the remainder of our time and do so. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Leon E. Panetta, of California, to be Secretary of Defense?
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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