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Harry Reid: “I am told that S. 2041 is at the desk and is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
I am told that S. 2041 is at the desk and is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2041) to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and provide for environmental protection and government oversight.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jan 31, 2012

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