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On the recordMarch 4, 2020
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Perdue). Without objection, it is so ordered. Bipartisan Background Checks
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Mar 4, 2020

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