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On the recordDecember 18, 2012
I will continue to work on a path forward. If anyone has any ideas how to help me do that, I would be happy to listen to them, but this is something we must do before we leave here. Christmas is not more important than this legislation. I am sorry, I hope I am not offending anyone, but that is the way it is. We have to get something done on this before the end of the year, and I think we will be walking on very, very thin ice to try to wait until after Christmas to try to move this legislation. It is hard for me to comprehend the potential damage to our country if we do not extend this legislation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. Amendment No. 3368
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Dec 18, 2012

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