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On the recordMay 24, 2012
Madam President, I move to table the Durbin amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hagan). Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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