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On the recordSeptember 14, 2010
Here is what it says. They found that 71 percent of Americans favored an increased investment in disease prevention. The letter is signed by organizations from the American Academy of Pediatrics to-- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. All time has expired. Cloture Motion The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a close debate on Johanns amendment No. 4596, as modified. Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Dianne Feinstein, Charles E. Schumer, Herb Kohl, Joseph I. Lieberman, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara A. Mikulski, Richard J. Durbin, Al Franken, Byron L. Dorgan, Mark Begich, Benjamin L. Cardin, Amy Klobuchar, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Jeanne Shaheen, Kay R. Hagan. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Iowa is recognized.
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Tom Harkin
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