One senator, as you all are aware, had put a hold on every single nominee that we had put forward due to a dispute over a couple of earmarks in his state.

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This is important, because we meet at a time, as all of you are aware, a time of great economic anxiety and sharp political divisions.

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As you move up the coastline, I'm sure you're all aware of the large numbers of power outages.

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