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Patty Murray: “I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2013
I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington
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govinfo.gov
Mar 22, 2013

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