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On the recordJuly 12, 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. Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Sharon Johnson Coleman, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois? The yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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Democratic · Vermont
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