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On the recordMarch 12, 2019
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for probably about 15 minutes, and should Senator Van Hollen from Maryland--who is scheduled to arrive--arrive, that I be able to engage in colloquy with him. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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