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On the recordOctober 4, 2013
I further ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment to the resolution be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; the committee-reported amendment to the title be agreed to; and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-reported substitute amendment was agreed to. The resolution (S. Res. 213), as amended, was agreed to. The amendment to the preamble was agreed to. The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. The committee-reported amendment to the title was agreed to. ____________________
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Oct 4, 2013

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