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Rand Paul: I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

On the recordMay 23, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2143 (Purpose: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning claims about the effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and disease, to prohibit employees of the Food and Drug Administration from carrying firearms and making arrests without warrants, and to adjust the mens rea of certain prohibited acts under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to knowing and willful)
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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May 23, 2012

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