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On the recordDecember 7, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 345, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 345) expressing the sense of the Senate on the closure of Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, Oregon. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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