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Harry Reid: “They won't let us vote on anything dealing with prescription drugs, school construction, or lowering class size, as well…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2000
They won't let us vote on anything dealing with prescription drugs, school construction, or lowering class size, as well as on the very ``bad'' concept called the minimum wage. They don't allow us to vote on that because they don't want to be recorded. You know how they will vote; they will vote no.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the lack of votes on key issues like prescription drugs and minimum wage.

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