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On the recordMay 22, 2012
Maybe, say to Senator Coats, maybe we need a title 10 salute in the United States Senate, we might get things done a little more quickly, if we did.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander suggests a more efficient Senate process to expedite decisions.

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