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On the recordJune 30, 2010
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 3462, a bill to provide subpoena power to the national commission on the British Petroleum oilspill in the Gulf of Mexico, and that the Senate then proceed to its consideration; that the bill be read three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record, with no further intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Mr. DeMINT. Madam President, on behalf of other Members of the Republican conference, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from New Hampshire. Unanimous-Consent Request--H.R. 5481
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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