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On the recordApril 6, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 134, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 134) supporting the designation of April as Parkinson's Awareness Month. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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