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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on armed services
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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