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Harry Reid: It is remarkable. We were paying down the surplus. They have wasted the largest surplus that we were able to acquire. It…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2003
It is remarkable. We were paying down the surplus. They have wasted the largest surplus that we were able to acquire. It is a terrible shame. I hope we don't have some cockamamie compromise where people walk out here and say: Well, it is not as bad as it could have been. We should recognize this for what it is and not compromise. We don't want it. That is how I think we should move forward.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Addressing concerns about the management of the federal surplus.

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