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On the recordJanuary 21, 2018
I still have the floor. And if we don't get this done by 1 a.m., I personally don't think we should adjourn. I think this should be personally uncomfortable and physically uncomfortable. I think we should be embarrassed by this. I think you make a very good point. I think we should stay in until we get this done. It is disappointing to me, when I hear all of that. Yet when I ask you if you would be willing to work on a unanimous consent request to effectuate what you have just said, the answer is no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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