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Dick Durbin: “Reserving the right to object, it was my understanding that the Senator from Kentucky was going to make a request…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2013
Reserving the right to object, it was my understanding that the Senator from Kentucky was going to make a request relative to the Veterans' Administration. The request relative to the national parks has been made earlier today. Is the request for the National Park Service?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Oct 9, 2013

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