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On the recordMarch 23, 2017
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate, notwithstanding the previous order, move to the rollcall vote now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Friedman nomination?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Mar 23, 2017

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