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Harry Reid: “We have worked this afternoon to try to come up with something that is fair and reasonable. I think we have done that.…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2000
We have worked this afternoon to try to come up with something that is fair and reasonable. I think we have done that. With this agreement, we should be able to complete the bankruptcy legislation that has been pending for some time now.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing progress on bankruptcy legislation.

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