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Jeff Merkley: “If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order.…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2012
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:21 p.m., adjourned until Friday, September 21, 2012, at 12 noon. ____________________
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Sep 20, 2012

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