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Dick Durbin: I would say to the majority leader, we are prepared to start working in an orderly fashion on Friday, as we did earlier…

On the recordJanuary 22, 2015
I would say to the majority leader, we are prepared to start working in an orderly fashion on Friday, as we did earlier today. Mr. McCONNELL. Well, I have not said anything about Friday. Did anybody hear me say anything about Friday? We are talking about right now. Amendment No. 25 Mr. President, what is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Amendment No. 25, offered by the Senator from Massachusetts, Mr. Markey. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to table the pending amendment and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jan 22, 2015

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