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On the recordNovember 30, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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