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On the recordDecember 8, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Klobuchar.) Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Dec 8, 2011

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