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On the recordSeptember 30, 2013
do I need to request a specific amount of time in which to speak? Are we under any rules? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senators are permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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govinfo.gov
Sep 30, 2013

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