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On the recordNovember 16, 2011
I would say this program is one of the most effective antiwelfare programs in the country that we fund in Washington. A student from Xavier University wrote in. This student is a first-year student majoring in biology, in premed. This is an African-American Catholic University--the only one in the country and it produces more premed students and more doctors than almost the largest. Madam President, I know we have just 1 minute. I ask unanimous consent for 1 more minute. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana
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Nov 16, 2011

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