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Patty Murray: “I would be willing to get an amendment going, but I haven't seen it yet. I would like the ability to take a look at it…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2013
I would be willing to get an amendment going, but I haven't seen it yet. I would like the ability to take a look at it, so I suggest the absence of a quorum. It will only be for a very few minutes--patience, please--and then we will come back in and see if we can get to a vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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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