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On the recordMarch 6, 2012
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Mary Elizabeth Phillips, of Missouri, to be United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Missouri. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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