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On the recordJuly 31, 2013
what this means is we will vote on the Paul amendment, give or take, in a half-hour, at around 11 o'clock, or shortly thereafter, whatever time the order allows, and we will then recess until 1 p.m. Then we will have the debate on the Jones nomination from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., then the cloture vote at 2 p.m. If cloture is invoked, we will immediately vote on confirmation. We could have two votes at 2 p.m. We will have morning business from around 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., and then the Power nomination--to be U.N. Ambassador--debate from about 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., and then the vote on confirmation at around 5:45 p.m. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Jersey.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jul 31, 2013

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