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On the recordApril 10, 2014
reserving the right to object, more diversion and delay. The Judiciary Committee took what the House did, reviewed it, and said: We can do better. It is here on the floor right now. Now they are saying: Even though the Judiciary Committee did it--and we are being told all the time to let the committees do their work--we don't like what they did. Let them do something else. The Debbie Smith Act is important, but the Justice for All Act is a lot better than that. Why don't we approve that? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Apr 10, 2014

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