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On the recordMay 10, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the time be equally divided during the quorum call. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant editor of the Senate Daily Digest proceeded to call the roll.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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