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On the recordMay 8, 2013
If I may seek recognition. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island. Amendment No. 803 to Amendment No. 799 (Purpose: To create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems)
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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May 8, 2013

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