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Tom Carper: we have had two votes in this tranche; first vote about 50 minutes from start to close and the second vote about 25…

On the recordAugust 4, 2021
we have had two votes in this tranche; first vote about 50 minutes from start to close and the second vote about 25 minutes. We are going to propound a unanimous consent request--and I am tempted to do it right now--to try to figure out what would be reasonable. My sense is that maybe 15 minutes would be reasonable but a real 15 minutes, and we will start with that.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware
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Aug 4, 2021

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