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On the recordJune 7, 2011
I ask for the yeas and nays on the pending amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 393 to Amendment No. 392
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jun 7, 2011

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