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On the recordMay 23, 2011
Mr. President, I ask the Record show that had I been present for vote No. 75, I would have voted ``yea'' on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1038. I unfortunately missed the vote after being unavoidably detained due to mechanical issues with U.S. Airways flight No. 2039.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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