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On the recordNovember 17, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that LCDR Ted Essenfeld, a very capable Navy fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges during consideration of the Defense authorization bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi
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Nov 17, 2011

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