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On the recordNovember 18, 2009
Sometimes we can get bottled up around here over minor things, but hopefully that will not be a problem in this instance, and the idea is to move it as expeditiously as we can.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper discusses potential delays in the nomination process.

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