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On the recordDecember 14, 2011
Reclaiming my time, I would accept the modification of my argument made by the Senator from Missouri. The point, of course, we both agree on is we ought to vote. We ought to do it to show the world, whether it is the House, Senate, American people, or anybody else. That makes a great deal of sense. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Illinois.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Dec 14, 2011

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