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On the recordMarch 6, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 389 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 389) designating the first week of April 2012 as ``National Asbestos Awareness Week.'' There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Mar 6, 2012

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