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On the recordDecember 14, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business until 5 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Dec 14, 2011

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