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On the recordDecember 17, 2021
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Thurston nomination? The yeas and nays have been requested. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Dec 17, 2021

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