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On the recordSeptember 27, 2017
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume consideration of the Erickson nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk read the nomination of Ralph E. Erickson, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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