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On the recordJune 6, 2011
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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govinfo.gov
Jun 6, 2011

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