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On the recordJune 3, 2014
Has that time expired? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The hour of 12 noon having arrived, all postcloture time is expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Keith M. Harper, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Jun 3, 2014

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