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On the recordJune 6, 2012
I understand there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time en bloc. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3268) to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and for other purposes. A bill (S. 3269) to provide that no United States assistance may be provided to Pakistan until Dr. Shakil Afridi is freed.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jun 6, 2012

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