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Harry Reid: “If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn under the…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2011
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn under the previous order, with the understanding that the vote at 5:30 Monday will be continued more than the normal time, but people need to be reasonable. We cannot leave it open forever. There being no objection, the Senate, at 3:59 p.m., adjourned until Monday, September 26, 2011, at 3:30 p.m. ____________________
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Sep 23, 2011

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