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Harry Reid: “The reason we are extending morning business is the House is having trouble passing the bill, I understand, and so we…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2011
The reason we are extending morning business is the House is having trouble passing the bill, I understand, and so we are waiting until action is taken. They started at 4:30, and it is taking longer than they anticipated. As I understand, they have another caucus in which they are now engaged. It is 7 o'clock, so that is why I thought that at 8:30 we would have a better idea whether they are going to take action tonight. Again, I would suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jul 28, 2011

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