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Harry Reid: “We have a number of votes scheduled. They are going to go by voice, I am told. Mr. President, we are going to have a…”

On the recordApril 9, 2014
We have a number of votes scheduled. They are going to go by voice, I am told. Mr. President, we are going to have a cloture vote an hour after we come in tomorrow morning, and there is no reason we cannot be finished tomorrow, but that doesn't mean we will be finished tomorrow. We will have to cooperate and have to work out the time problems we have with the matters that will be pending after we complete the votes on these two measures now. So we could finish tomorrow. It is up to all of us. Otherwise, we may have to spill over a little into late on Friday. ____________________
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Apr 9, 2014

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