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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the Leahy- Grassley-Kyl, et al., managers' amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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