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Harry Reid: “We know what is ahead of us the next hour or so. I ask unanimous consent that we change that. In between the vote on…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2013
We know what is ahead of us the next hour or so. I ask unanimous consent that we change that. In between the vote on Chen, the judge, and the next vote, I ask that there be 10 minutes, and 2 minutes of that would be 1 minute on each side, and 8 minutes would be given to the comanager of that bill, Susan Collins. That would be for debate only. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Aug 1, 2013

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