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On the recordDecember 16, 2010
Madam President, I understand Senator Thune is the next to speak on the Republican side. I ask unanimous consent to follow him after he has spoken, and Senator Chambliss would then follow me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from South Dakota.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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