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On the recordDecember 17, 2021
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. All postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Ohta nomination? The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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