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On the recordMay 22, 2024
There's a legendary story of the cloak room calling Ted Kennedy and saying, we need you on this vote.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse shares a humorous anecdote about Ted Kennedy's punctuality.

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