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On the recordJuly 6, 2011
S. 1326 is at the desk. It is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for a second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1326) to implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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