I also ask unanimous consent that if I go over the allotted time in morning business for the majority, that I and Senator Murray be given an additional period of time and a like amount of time be offered to the Republican side. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The DREAM Act
Dick Durbin: “I also ask unanimous consent that if I go over the allotted time in morning business for the majority, that I and…”
On the recordJuly 24, 2012
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