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On the recordMay 22, 2013
I call up amendment No. 965 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Sanders], for himself and Mr. Begich, proposes an amendment numbered 965. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to setting aside the pending amendment? Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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May 22, 2013

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