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On the recordMay 26, 2010
Reserving the right to object--I thank the leader--it is very hard for me to go and explain to folks in Oregon we have calamities in other parts of the country being addressed and this one is not. I would greatly appreciate the unanimous consent to modify my amendment. I do understand from what the Senator has said there is probably not a pathway to have it considered. But I would appreciate the Senator's support and my colleagues' support from Mississippi to try to--there should be no party line when it comes to addressing a federally declared disaster.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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