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On the recordDecember 6, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from New York. The Debt Ceiling
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Dec 6, 2012

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