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On the recordSeptember 13, 2010
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Jane Branstetter Stranch, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit? The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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