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On the recordMarch 25, 2015
Just a clarification. As I understand it, the order I asked will be the order on the Democratic side. There will be an interspersing of Republicans as they come to the floor, but everybody is going to be kept to 2 or 3 minutes rather than there being long speeches because if someone is going to give a long speech, they should go to the end. We are just trying to call up a lot of amendments quickly. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Reserving the right to object, the Senator from Kentucky and I would just like to make our amendments pending. If we could just get that done.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Mar 25, 2015

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