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On the recordMay 16, 2012
The problem is, we are oversubscribed by that. It is difficult to--we have not been yielding for things that are not budget related, I would say to the Senator. So I wonder if it would be agreeable if the Senator would take 5 minutes on the budget, we come back to Senator Reed, if he could take 5 minutes on the budget, and then we go to Senator Toomey for 15 minutes on the budget because he has a substantive budget alternative that deserves additional time.
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Democratic · North Dakota
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