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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that I and other Senators, including Tom Udall and the Presiding Officer and Senator Whitehouse, be permitted to speak for the next 60 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Feb 15, 2012

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