On the recordDecember 8, 2010
This has been taking months to do this -- months. And the time has gone, as Senator Levin has said, to stop playing around with this.
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transcripts.cnn.comThis has been taking months to do this -- months. And the time has gone, as Senator Levin has said, to stop playing around with this.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid explains the urgency of voting on the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' due to time constraints.
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