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On the recordJuly 9, 2002
I am very disappointed. This is a matter that the President has talked about needing to move forward. I assume the objection is on the number of Senators in the conference. If this legislation is important, I would hope the President would weigh in and say let's get it done no matter what the ratio.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Expressing disappointment over legislative progress during a discussion on conference committee composition.

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