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On the recordOctober 14, 2013
I ask unanimous consent to yield back all remaining time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing no further debate, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Andrea R. Wood, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois? The nomination was confirmed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Madeline Hughes Haikala, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Oct 14, 2013

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