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Harry Reid: “I will withdraw my objection, but I again state to those assembled that it is absolutely wrong that we are going to…”

On the recordApril 24, 2001
I will withdraw my objection, but I again state to those assembled that it is absolutely wrong that we are going to spend all day today in morning business when we have waiting legislation that affects people in the State of Nevada. We could clean up lightly polluted areas starting this year if we simply move forward on this legislation. I repeat, we have 500,000 sites in America today that are awaiting action of this Congress. The President of the United States said he supports brownfields legislation. Let us test him to find out if he does. I think it is absolutely wrong that we are going to spend all day in morning business.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Addressing the need to prioritize legislation affecting Nevada over morning business.

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