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| Executive Session |
May 17, 2012 |
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Richard Durbin, D-IL
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"I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) are necessarily absent."
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| Violence Against Women Act |
May 17, 2012 |
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Patrick Leahy, D-VT
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"I thank the Senator from New Hampshire for bringing attention to this important issue and for all her hard work addressing issues of domestic and sexual violence. As a Senator and a prosecutor, I have found that transportation is a particular problem for victims of domestic and sexual violence who live in rural areas."
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| The Food And Drug Administration Safety And Innovation Act—Motion To Proceed |
May 17, 2012 |
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Harry Reid, D-NV
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"It will help prevent drug shortages by opening the lines of communication between manufacturers and the FDA. The Senator from Minnesota, Senator Klobuchar, and the junior Senator from Pennsylvania, Senator Casey, have been leaders in this drug shortage issue, and I applaud them. They are doing this to safeguard Americans’ health. Every day hospitals across the country experience shortages of lifesaving FDA-approved drugs and treatments."
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