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Jeff Merkley: “If there is no one else waiting to speak, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business and will yield when…”

On the recordDecember 27, 2012
If there is no one else waiting to speak, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business and will yield when someone is ready, prepared to speak to the bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? The Senator from California.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Dec 27, 2012

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