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On the recordNovember 27, 2018
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture?
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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