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John Thune: I cannot yield, but if the Senator from Massachusetts requests time and wants to use the Democratic time for that, we…

On the recordMay 9, 2006
I cannot yield, but if the Senator from Massachusetts requests time and wants to use the Democratic time for that, we have 14 minutes on the majority side I would like to use to talk about the small business health plan. But if the Senator from Massachusetts wants to use Democratic time, that is fine.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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