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On the recordJune 22, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that Marie Gorence and Ben Scuderi, of Senator Bingaman's office, be given the privileges of the floor for the pendency of S. 679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jun 22, 2011

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