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Arlen Specter: the last vote was more than 26 minutes. This is the first vote of the week. I say again, we are going to hold the votes…

On the recordApril 3, 2006
the last vote was more than 26 minutes. This is the first vote of the week. I say again, we are going to hold the votes to 15 and 5. We are now prepared to move ahead to Senator Alexander's amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. The Senator from Tennessee is recognized for 1 minute on his amendment.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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