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On the recordDecember 21, 2010
Mr. President, we are going to have one more vote tonight. Senators Kerry, Lugar, Kyl, and others are working on how we are going to work tomorrow morning. They will work this evening. Hopefully, we can come in at 9 in the morning with, hopefully, an hour of debate on an amendment, and then we will find out where we are after that. The reason I asked for the attention of the Senate was to announce that. However, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and the ranking member, Senator McCain, each be recognized for 2 minutes to explain something they are working on on the Defense authorization bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Michigan.
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Harry Reid
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