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Tom Harkin: We will report this out on Thursday. I don't know what the floor will be like, but I can assure you that we will move…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2010
We will report this out on Thursday. I don't know what the floor will be like, but I can assure you that we will move this as expeditiously as possible on the floor.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin commits to expedite Becker's confirmation process.

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