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“APPOINTMENT” mentioning Tom Cotton was published in the Senate section on page S4789 on June 24.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
APPOINTMENT
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, pursuant to Public Law 106-286, appoints the following Members to serve on the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: the Honorable Marco Rubio of Florida; the Honorable James Lankford of Oklahoma; the Honorable Tom Cotton of Arkansas; the Honorable Steve Daines of Montana.
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