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On the recordMarch 9, 2016
Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I would just point out to my friends from Maryland, and the senior Senator who has made this consent request asking that we move off of the current legislation--the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act--off of that important legislation into executive session to consider these nominations, that it is the prerogative of the majority leader to set the agenda. If every Senator could come to the floor and cherry-pick different nominations from the calendar and ask consent that we move to executive session and then consider those, it would result in some chaos. For those reasons, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Maryland.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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