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On the recordNovember 15, 2005
as I advised before I started speaking, I ask unanimous consent that S. 1841, the Medicare Informed Choice Act, be discharged from the Finance Committee and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Mr. DeMINT. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair hears an objection.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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