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On the recordMarch 21, 2013
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to; the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 18) was agreed to. ____________________
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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