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On the recordJune 14, 2012
I yield back all postcloture time on the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador? The nomination was confirmed.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jun 14, 2012

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