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On the recordJuly 27, 2001
Does the Senator from South Dakota, our distinguished majority leader, agree that when you were the minority leader, one of your primary responsibilities was to move legislation, no matter whether it was sponsored by a Democrat or a Republican, but to move legislation off this floor?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning the responsibilities of the majority leader regarding legislative movement.

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