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Sheldon Whitehouse: “If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2012
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:26 a.m., adjourned until Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 10 a.m. ____________________
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jul 16, 2012

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