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On the recordSeptember 25, 2024
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume executive session and resume consideration of the Perry nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The senior assistant executive clerk read the nomination of April M. Perry, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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