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On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Ross nomination? The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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