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Ron Wyden: “I would be ready in just a couple of minutes to start. If my colleague would like to go on for a couple of additional…”

On the recordMay 19, 2006
I would be ready in just a couple of minutes to start. If my colleague would like to go on for a couple of additional minutes, and then I will speak, and then he could return.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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