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Harry Reid: “I ask my friend one more question. I know that one of Senator Leahy's key staff members had a long-standing dinner…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2001
I ask my friend one more question. I know that one of Senator Leahy's key staff members had a long-standing dinner engagement, and he had to dress in the car prior to taking 2 hours off on a Saturday night for dinner because he had worked all Friday night, all Saturday, and he finished dinner and was going back to work.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the work commitments of Senator Leahy's staff during a Senate floor debate.

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