On the recordDecember 6, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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