On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
Whatever one calls it, it is not what Senator Gregg and I have tried to send as a message.
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congress.govWhatever one calls it, it is not what Senator Gregg and I have tried to send as a message.
Conrad emphasizes the need for timely and targeted economic measures.
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What we have done is really removed employers with 500 or fewer employees from all of that headache.
We did have a chance to look at what you and the Congressman have offered, and we think that makes a significant contribution to this discussion and debate, and we appreciate that.
We very much see it as a package. That is the way it was negotiated, and this was a difficult negotiation to get 18 of the 19 to agree representing all points on the political spectrum.
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