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Harry Reid: “Mr. President, if I may say a few words in addition, today we are going to, hopefully, have a debate that will be…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2007
Mr. President, if I may say a few words in addition, today we are going to, hopefully, have a debate that will be meaningful to the American people on minimum wage. This debate will be completed tomorrow in many respects, with a cloture vote on the substitute occurring tomorrow. The other debate we may get to this week is that dealing with Iraq. Both are issues past Congresses have neglected and both are areas where Democrats and Republicans must work together to move America forward. Minimum Wage It has been 10 years since the minimum wage was last raised.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Discussing the Senate's schedule and upcoming debates on minimum wage and Iraq.

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