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Harry Reid: “I will respond, if I could. As indicated, that is why I asked the question. You have 42 minutes and we have 41. We need…”

On the recordMay 18, 2005
I will respond, if I could. As indicated, that is why I asked the question. You have 42 minutes and we have 41. We need to stick to that. I would have no objection to your using the full time and deducting 15 minutes, or whatever it is, from the next hour that you have. That would be appropriate.
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Harry Reid
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