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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment now be set aside and that the managers' amendment be the pending amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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