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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I believe the Senator has the floor, but I will stay and engage in a brief colloquy, if that is the Senator's desire.”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2013
I believe the Senator has the floor, but I will stay and engage in a brief colloquy, if that is the Senator's desire.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jan 2, 2013

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