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