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On the recordDecember 21, 2010
Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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