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On the recordMay 15, 2023
I call on my colleagues, particularly those people who are holding, in masse, ambassadorial nominations from coming to the floor.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen urges Senate colleagues to stop blocking ambassador nominations.

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