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On the recordMay 12, 2010
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2010, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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