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Harry Reid: the Senator from Alaska--and we all care deeply about him; he is our President pro tempore--said he wanted to bring up…

On the recordJuly 8, 2004
the Senator from Alaska--and we all care deeply about him; he is our President pro tempore--said he wanted to bring up the bill--that was objected to--the Homeland Security bill, but under specific conditions, limiting debate and amendments. Does the Senator from South Dakota believe every bill that comes up we want to create a new Senate? We never want to do things the way the Senate has acted for 200-plus years. We want to do things the way the House does it. We want to have a rule on every piece of legislation. This is my second question. Doesn't the Senator believe we could take this bill up and do it in the ordinary course of business, as we used to do things? We could finish this bill in a couple of days?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the handling of the Homeland Security bill and Senate procedures.

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