Harry Reid: “before the Senator from Utah leaves the floor, I want to tell him how much I appreciate his work on this issue. The work…”

“before the Senator from Utah leaves the floor, I want to tell him how much I appreciate his work on this issue. The work that has been done is very important. I say to the Senator from Tennessee, he is a real advocate. He has worked very hard. He has a different view as to what should happen. He has formulated these ideas with great study and his staff has been easy to work with, but in this instance we believe we are right and that he is not quite right. Based upon his advocacy, I, along with the Senator from Utah, am willing to work with the Senator from Tennessee. He has an idea that doesn't shorten the time whatsoever but would add another element; namely the General Accounting Office. Senator Bennett has pledged that he would work with him on this issue, and I do so publicly also. We will try to find another vehicle to work with him on his legislation. More than 50 percent of America's companies' revenues come from overseas sales. Also, more than 60 percent of the market for multiprocessor systems is outside the United States. What we are talking about is allowing the United States to maintain its position as a paramount producer of computers. That is what it amounts to. Things are changing very rapidly. I can remember a few years ago I went to Clark County, in Las Vegas, NV, to the third floor of the courthouse. The entire third floor was the computer processing system for Clark County. Then Clark County was much smaller than it is now.…”