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On the recordMarch 17, 2010
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the nomination of Judge Thompson. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of O. Rogeriee Thompson, of Rhode Island, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit? 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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