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On the recordMay 7, 2013
No. I am asking a question. Mr. McCONNELL. Or are we considering objecting to a consent request? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request? Mr. McCONNELL. Reserving the right to object, I would ask consent that the Senator modify her request so that it not be in order for the Senate to consider a conference report that includes tax increases or reconciliation instructions to increase taxes or raise the debt ceiling. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana
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May 7, 2013

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