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On the recordDecember 15, 2011
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island asks that all time be yielded back. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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