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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
This is tough, but the leader has to govern the Senate and move the bill. But a question for the people who watch us and don't know what all these parliamentary maneuvers mean. If there is an agreement to move forward with amendments, is it possible that tomorrow we could vitiate it?
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland
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Mar 12, 2013

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