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Harry Reid: “The Senator from Arizona and the Senator from Virginia are on the right track. This amendment, with all due respect to…”

On the recordJune 28, 2001
The Senator from Arizona and the Senator from Virginia are on the right track. This amendment, with all due respect to my dear friend from Virginia, is really--we have another 15-percent limitation in here above a certain amount. I think that the most expeditious thing to do would be to set this aside, for the time being, and get some of the lawyers and nonlawyers to sit down and see if they can work out something acceptable to the managers. I am sure if it were acceptable to the managers, we could accept this. I ask my friend from Virginia, who believes he has talked enough on this, that we withdraw this amendment, for the time being, in anticipation of working something out that is clear and more concise.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment and suggesting a pause for further discussion and clarification.

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