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On the recordMay 13, 2015
if we have nobody here seeking recognition, we have a few minutes left, and I am perfectly willing to yield back that time also. I do yield it back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Sally Quillian Yates, of Georgia, to be Deputy Attorney General?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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May 13, 2015

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