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On the recordJune 21, 2010
Mr. President, due to travel delays, I was not present for vote No. 195, the vote on the nomination of Mr. Mark Goldsmith to serve as a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' Vote on Nomination of Josephine S. Tucker The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is all time yielded back on the next nomination? If so, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Josephine Staton Tucker, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California? The nomination was confirmed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider the vote on the foregoing nominations are made and laid upon the table, and the President will be notified of the Senate's action with respect to these nominations. ____________________
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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