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On the recordJune 10, 2013
Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has been postponed. This hearing was scheduled to be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The purpose of the hearing was to receive testimony on the November 6, 2012, referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico and the administration's response. For further information, please contact Allen Stayman at (202) 224- 7865 or Danielle Deraney at (202) 224-1219. committee on rules and administration
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Ron Wyden
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