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Harry Reid: “These remarks are so important. I have had the duty--I feel it is my duty--to call home and speak to 55 mothers and…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2007
These remarks are so important. I have had the duty--I feel it is my duty--to call home and speak to 55 mothers and fathers and husbands and wives and children of Nevadans who have died in the war. It is a difficult situation. I last week talked to a grandmother whose 19-year-old grandson committed suicide a week after he went back for his second tour of duty. He killed himself in Iraq. These are real difficult situations. I know how strongly Members feel. So I certainly appreciate the feeling of the Senator from Oklahoma.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the impact of the war on families of fallen soldiers.

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