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On the recordMay 22, 2013
Mr. Chairman, it is an honor to introduce Penny Pritzker, the President's nominee to be Secretary of Commerce.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin expresses honor in introducing Pritzker as the nominee for Secretary of Commerce.

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