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On the recordMay 12, 2010
I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Amendments Nos. 3823, 3932, and 3808 to Amendment No. 3739
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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