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On the recordJanuary 7, 2022
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 3:09 p.m., adjourned until Monday, January 10, 2022, at 3 p.m. ____________________
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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