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On the recordSeptember 26, 2007
I say to my friend, if we spent 3 more days on this bill, that means we would have to dispose of 100 amendments a day. If we spent 4 days on it, we would have to dispose of 75 amendments a day. So these managers have done excellent work, and we know we can't get through all these amendments, but there are a lot we need to get through. It is important, and we will cooperate on this side in every way we can, and I am confident the minority will also.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the management of amendments for a bill during Senate floor debate.

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