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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board? The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jul 30, 2013

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