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On the recordMay 23, 2013
Madam President, I yield back the remainder of my time and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit? The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.
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Patrick Leahy
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