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On the recordOctober 9, 2013
Madam President, I will wrap up with a sentence or two and yield to my colleagues. Thank you for coming to the floor to continue the conversation. I think it is so important that we proceed to put our government back on track and quit careening from crisis to crisis, doing damage to communities and families across our Nation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont. ____________________
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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