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On the recordMarch 14, 2011
Mr. President, I am about to suggest the absence of a quorum, but I ask unanimous consent that when I suggest the absence of a quorum, the time be equally divided between both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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