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Amy Klobuchar: Yes, it is a new phenomenon. Not a new phenomenon to hold things in the Senate, but on this bill we were surprised, and…

On the recordNovember 7, 2011
Yes, it is a new phenomenon. Not a new phenomenon to hold things in the Senate, but on this bill we were surprised, and so we are trying to work with the Senator who has put on the hold.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar expresses surprise at the hold on the synthetic drugs bill.

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