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On the recordApril 6, 2011
How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Massachusetts has 2 minutes remaining.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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